In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, racism is an issue and black people are discriminated just because of their skin color. Prejudice is used to show how society is in To Kill A Mockingbird. Prejudice is used from a child’s point of view so people can see what it’s like for innocent children to get brainwashed by the judgmental people around them.

In the 1800’s, most people in Alabama didn’t have much money. “Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard game me some pleasure, but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt, Jem came by and told me to stop.” Scout picks on Walter because the Cunninghams don’t have much and since Walter is a Cunningham, Scout thinks that Walter and his family are lower than Scout and that she can do whatever she wants to Walter, like treating him badly. Prejudice is easily shown from Scout’s point of view because Scout doesn’t know much, Scout is barely in first grade and Scout doesn’t understand why Walter’s family doesn’t have much.

Most people have that one cranky and old lady in their neighborhood. In the story,” Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived.” Most of the …show more content…
“Forgot to tell you the other day that besides playing Jew’s Harp, Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb County in his time.” Scout and jem don’t spend much time with Atticus unless Atticus reads to her at night, and that’s the only side they know about Atticus. Scout and Jem judge their father that they don’t ask Atticus about his past or what Atticus is good at. Jem and Scout just assume their dad isn’t cool cause all he does is read or plays games. Children can quickly assume because they aren’t informed and because others around them show children that judging people is a normal thing and there’s nothing wrong with