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Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the world people are always preconceived based on who they are or what they look like. Even thought it isn't as big of a problem in some areas as in others, we need to fight it. If we don't then it will continue to get more serious and at times lead to death. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Alexandra tells her niece that she can't play with a schoolmate simply because of his class. "‘You can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he'll never be like Jem…Because—he—is—trash.'" (224). This prejudiced state of mind is the foundation for the plot events of the novel. By way of experiences, a young girl, Scout Finch, must learn about the part prejudice plays in the everyday life of Maycomb County. Through settlement patterns, justice, and social stratification Harper Lee reveals the ways of prejudice.
The first instance of prejudice, settlement patterns, greatly affects how people of Maycomb are prejudged, not just......


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