Intolerance?
To Kill a Mockingbird and real life scenarios
Definition of Intolerance:
Question #1: What is a strong community?
Modern Day:
- People who have the same interests.
- Have a good government and economy.
- Strong army and good connections with other countries.
- Amount of money.
- When people can agree on things without conflict.
To Kill a Mockingbird:
- Ewell's make conflict in the town.
- People aren't accepting of the blacks and Boo Radley.
Question #2: Who are they excluding/including?
Modern Day:
Excluding:
- People who are different in any way- People who have a different sexual orientation
- Blacks (African American)
- Muslims
- The disabled
Including:
- People who are the same as us
To Kill a Mockingbird:
Excluding:
- Tom Robinson- Blacks
- Boo Radley
- Atticus
Including:
- Whites
- Richer people
Question #3: Why would they exclude anyone?
Modern Day:
- To feel like they have power
- To make others feel weak
To Kill a Mockingbird:
- Because they were different
- It wasn't normal to included these kinds of people
- It's how they were brought up
How does the author use specific characters, events, etc. to portray this message?
Tom Robinson and the Trial:
- Was excluded
- Charged for a crime he didn't commit
- Died because of the Jury's refusal to give a black man equal treatment
Trial:
- Tom had no chance of winning because he was black
- Everyone knew Tom would be found guilty before the trial started
- The jurty knew Tom was innocent
Atticus:
- Mrs. Dubose did not like him at all
- Atticus tolerated Mrs. Dubose, but was treated poorly in return
- Atticus was the doing the right thing