Author's Note: I just finished the book To Kill a Mockingbird in book club. I wrote a summative piece on the book and talked about the social injustice in the book.
When I read To Kill a Mockingbird, the mistreatment of others because they're different, kept reoccurring. Whether it was because of their skin color or because of their unusual behavior, I felt this demonstrated social injustice.
Tom Robinson was mistreated. Nobody believed his story because he was an African American. In fact they believed the opposite in spite of credible evidence. When he went to prison, he was shot and killed. If it was a white man, he probably wouldn't have been killed. If they didn't want him to escape, they could have just shot him in the leg.
People started to judge Arthur (Boo) Radley because of his behavior. They stayed away because they feared him. People also made assumptions about him. This book made me realize how different things are today. People are less likely to be mistreated because of their differences or skin color largely due to education. I feel this makes the world a better place.
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