To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice In Maycomb

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passes by,
Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg...” ( 11 ). Tom Robinson is
prejudged by many people, some include: Scout, Mr. Gilmer, and Bob Ewell. For
example, when Scout says, “Well, Dill, after all he's just a Negro” (199).
Maycomb people are the sin of all prejudice in Maycomb.
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are mockingbirds. Both of these men are
victims of prejudice. To take advantage of these men would be a sin, just as it
would to kill a mockingbird. “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for
us to enjoy...that's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird (90).”
Tom Robinson is taken advantage of by the Ewell family. Tom had nothing
against anybody, especially the Ewells'. He would help Mayella with her chores, and
the part of it that made him a mockingbird, is that he did not want anything in
return. “ Were u paid for these services...No suh, not after she offered to give
me a nickel the first time (191).” What makes Boo Radley a mockingbird ...

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