Understanding Prejudice in "To Kill a Mockingbird
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Scout and Jem's curiosity about their reclusive neighbor, Boo Radley, leads them to uncover deep-seated prejudices within their community. Boo's mistreatment by his family reflects societal ignorance towards mental health and disability in the 1930s. The theme of prejudice is highlighted through Boo's confinement and the hypocritical actions of his father, challenging readers to confront their own biases and preconceptions.
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Chapter Four to Seven Plot Summary As school continues Scout realises she is more educated than her peers. One day she spots some chewing gum in an old oak tree that sits in the Radley s garden. Scout takes the gum but she is convinced Boo Radley has poisoned it. The children consider to obsess over Boo and Jem is dared to knock on his door and peep into his house. Atticus tells them not to go near the Radley house but they ignore him. We find out who Boo really is. Fifteen years ago he hung with a bad crowd so his father, an extremely religious man, locked him in the house for another fifteen years. He once attacked his father with a pair of scissors.
Chapter Four to Seven Plot Summary Jem loses his pants after running away form the Radley place. When he returns for them they have been fixed up and neatly folded. They receive other gifts left in the tree, a ball of twine, an old watch and a boy and girl carved out of wood. They want to write a letter to whoever is leaving the things but, they find that Nathan Radley, Boo s older brother has put cement in the hole.
Theme Prejudice - Boo s treatment by his father and brother, not to mention the folks of Maycomb, shows how little was understood about mental illness and learning disabilities in the 1930s. Boo should be getting help to socialise with others and advance in his education but, instead, he is caged like an animal. His father, a deeply religious man, thinks he is saving Boo s soul but he is a hypocrite because his religion is all about forgiveness and understanding but he gives his own son neither.
Theme Prejudice Quotes: A foot washing Baptist and Mr Radley s boy has not been seen for fifteen years. Analysis: Boo Radley s father is supposed to be a good, forgiving Christian, but he is a complete hypocrite who, rather than forgiving his disabled son for his misdemeanours, has locked him up in his room for well over a decade. The phrase foot washing shows how good a person he thinks he is, but the words locked up show that he is the opposite of a good parent Importance to text: This illustrates the theme of prejudice in the novel because it shows how a father can judge his own son as not fit to be out in society, without truly knowing what kind of a person he is.
