I think that the novel " To Kill a Mocking Bird" has greatly influenced change in society. Back in the 40, 50s and 60s racism as well as sexism was a big issue, children were brought up thinking that people of a different color were bad people. Discrimination is mostly against black people in this novel, they were used only as slaves, because we were to lazy to do our housework and cooking ourselves. I'm not saying that there is no discrimination against sex, race and class today, however it is defiantly not even close to how bad it was back then.
In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird there is a really strong sense of racism in Maycomb County. All people of a different race is looked down on, and only considered to be slaves instead of normal human beings. Racism was displayed through the case of Tom Robinson. when the town finds out that Atticus is going to stand for a black man, they start bad talking him and calling him bad names. Also kids started to bully the children of Atticus. Tom Robinson was found guilty, however only because the jury thought that a white mans word is better than a blacks.
I personally think a lot of things have changed since the time of To Kill a Mocking Bird, for one black people can now actually walk the streets without getting hated on in most country's. I think the novel probably inspired a lot of people who read it, it's the kind of novel that makes you question your ways. Why should someone be treated differently based on color?
Not only has society changed about racism but also sexism and people are not judged based on class as much anymore either. Obviously there is still problems with discrimination in the world today, I'm not saying that there's not, but there has defiantly been a big change. The president of America is even black, which is quit the accomplishment in society I must say. As people in the world grow they begin to take bigger steps in stoping discrimination. Just think, 40 years ago, black people were treated like animals being used only for work, now they have actually jobs and can go to school and university and live normally.
In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird there is a really strong sense of racism in Maycomb County. All people of a different race is looked down on, and only considered to be slaves instead of normal human beings. Racism was displayed through the case of Tom Robinson. when the town finds out that Atticus is going to stand for a black man, they start bad talking him and calling him bad names. Also kids started to bully the children of Atticus. Tom Robinson was found guilty, however only because the jury thought that a white mans word is better than a blacks.
I personally think a lot of things have changed since the time of To Kill a Mocking Bird, for one black people can now actually walk the streets without getting hated on in most country's. I think the novel probably inspired a lot of people who read it, it's the kind of novel that makes you question your ways. Why should someone be treated differently based on color?
Not only has society changed about racism but also sexism and people are not judged based on class as much anymore either. Obviously there is still problems with discrimination in the world today, I'm not saying that there's not, but there has defiantly been a big change. The president of America is even black, which is quit the accomplishment in society I must say. As people in the world grow they begin to take bigger steps in stoping discrimination. Just think, 40 years ago, black people were treated like animals being used only for work, now they have actually jobs and can go to school and university and live normally.
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