Racism was an influential part of society in the 1930s' as seen in To Kill a Mockingbird. ... The largest demonstration of this in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson, he was guilty the moment that Bob Ewell reported him to the Sheriff Heck Tate. ... The racism in To Kill a Mockingbird was ridiculous, not in the fact that there was so much of it and it was so strong, but in the fact that a community would take the word of a trashy white man over that of a clearly innocent black man; that is what makes it so ridiculous. ... Leaving Calpurnia to do any chores of her own till she...

• Word Count: 1244
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Setting) The setting is important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. ... Even the farm owners were always short of money. ...

• Word Count: 486
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" a black man, Tom Robinson, was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and was brought to trial. ... His left arm was fully twelve inches shorter than his right, and hung dead at his side. ...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School