Grandmothers Victory

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from other white folks,
for defending a "nigger" named Tom Robinson. "But Mrs. Dubose held us:
"Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for
niggers!" These quotes show the attitude of most whites towards blacks in
this time period. There is a very interesting difference in these two stories.
In Grandmother's Victory it is white children harassing the blacks. This
scenario is the case you usually hear about. However, in To Kill A
Mockingbird it is whites harassing other whites for befriending a black. The
most common name for Atticus was "nigger lover".
Atticus doesn't mind the names or being harassed when he is alone. It
bothers Atticus when people would harass Jem and Scout. Atticus teaches
his children to treat everyone equal and to ignore the people who don't agree.
Grandmother Henderson does the same thing with Maya. Grandmother
teaches Maya to ignore the harassment and not to sink to their level. If you
lose your cool and ...

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