To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice

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every incident in the novel contributes something to
Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more
tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and
walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are
both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others
not. She also learns that her father is an extra-ordinary man, fighting
for a Negro's rights in court. At the trial of Tom Robinson Scout learns
about equality and inequality, about justice and injustice and finally
about racial prejudice.

Many times during the course of the novel the idea of the mockingbird comes
to mind. We first hear of the bird when the children are given there first
air rifles for Christmas, There father warns them to never shoot the
songbird, saying to do so would be a sin. During the trial of Tom Robinson,
it occurs to the reader that the Negro has many characteristics he shares
with the mockingbird, He is a ...

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