" As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it "whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash." This was said by Atticus Finch in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Children in this book were exposed to the prejudices of every day life. From the color of a mans skin to the way that they lived their life.
In this story, racism was a big issue in Maycomb County. One of the distinctive acts of racism, was the trial of Mr. Tom Robbinson. He was an average black man in Maycomb. He was put on trial for rape and convicted because of the color of his skin.
Prejudice isn't just based on the color of a mans skin. It is also the way that people judge others by their social status, and the way they conduct their lives and behavior. Some people are poor, and some are wealthy. That does not necessarily mean that one is better than the other. Walter Cunningham was a little boy in Scouts first grade class, who did not have money to buy lunch. The teacher offered to loan him some, but he declined because he wouldn't be able to pay her back. The class was aware of his social status and his inability to repay the teacher. She soon grew to know about each of the kids part that they played in Maycomb society. .
"What I meant was, if Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best."" Miss Maudie, across the street from the Finch's, spoke these words about the difference in Atticus and the other men in Maycomb. Atticus was not a prejudice man at all, he tried to help Tom Robbinson in his case, and always taught his children to never judge, until they walked a mile in their shoes. Most men in Maycomb would not do the same.
Children in the book are desensitized by the prejudices of their parents.
