Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird

The insidiousness nay of hurt is that it is a learnt behaviour propagated by ignorance and guardianship of the unknown. Moreover, accepting and internalising disfavour fractures both individuals and communities. On the other hand, experiences of disadvantage can lead to a greater and more empathetic understanding of those who be marginalised in mainstream society. Harper downwinds bildungsroman novel To Kill a Mockingbird (Mockingbird) bring outs the heinous acts that citizenry inflict on others due to the holding of preconceived ideas and suggests that rampant prejudice destabilises social glueyness and irreconcilably damages the fabric of society. lee also posits that the antidote to prejudice is reason and justice. Toni Morrisons novel, The Bluest nerve centre (Eye) explores the detrimental effects that are associated with societys set apart definition of beauty and the ravaging wrought by the stultifying destitution that entraps people due to the coloring of thei r skin. Together both of these texts reveal the destructive nature of prejudice on individuals and society and the postulate for justice and reason to set upon this.\nThe blind acceptance of unwavering social expectations legitimises and perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Lee uses small town the States in the 1930s to mop up the harmful repercussions of narrow ideas near what constitutes womanhood. These ideas are relayed through the caliber of Scout, a young daughter whos innocent and optismic spotter on life conceals the earth that is manifesting at bottom her family, community and within society. Lees video of Scout subverts the traditional notions about(predicate) being a southern Lady, and this is shown when Aunt Alexandra takes on the subprogram of teaching Scout how to be a proper Confederate Bell which includes exemplifying beauteous manner and wearing slightly dresses. However, Scout viewed this as knap penitentiary as she refused to accommodate to societie s expectations of being a lady. The correlativity of t...