Sam

Essay 12

1/27/10

English

Racism:

The Never Ending Fight

Racism is almost unavoidable in the world we live in today. At some point you may experience it, read about it, or hear about it on television. However today there is much less racism than the time frame of the book To Kill a Mocking Bird.

TS-The theme racism show up all throughout the book, but clearly show’s up in Chapter 24.SD-An example of racism in this chapter is when Tom tries to escape from jail. CM-Tom, an innocent black man trying to escape from prison, got shot seventeen times when climbing the fence (loose Sentence) .CM-Seventeen times is way too many times to shoot someone; they obviously enjoyed what they were doing.SD-Mrs. Merriweather also makes some racial remarks in this chapter, like the phrase, “sulky darky”. She is referring to how distracting a grumbling grumpy black man can be. CM-She also acts like her black maid is her own property. CS-Racism is clearly a main theme in Chapter 24 that really jumps out at me.

TS-In my life I can’t think of any racism; it rarely occurs. SD-Today is so much different from what the south used to be. CM-During Scout and Jem’s childhood the south was the most racist place, unlike the north. CM-In my life I have never witnessed racism; it just doesn’t happen where I live. SD-The only time I hear about racism is on the news.CM-Every once and awhile I will hear a story about racial disputes between people.CM-On the news I hear people being killed, houses being burned because of racial tension, and I can only watch in shame. CS-I find it sad how today there are still people who think they are superior because of their skin color.

It’s still not a good thing that racism occurs today even though there is less than there once was. There should be no discrimination in the world.