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people in Maycomb County always assess persons from what family they come from.
Racial prejudice also happens in black people’s life. They accept racial prejudices from white people that cause many problems in society. The
climax is when Atticus as Maycomb attorney is advocating an Afro-American, Tom Robinson. However, there are many white people do not agree with
Atticus, because he accepts and wants to defend a black man. Tom is accused of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell, but no evidence that says Tom has done
it. After the jurors makes verdict that Tom is guilty, Atticus and his family get some terrors from Mayella’s father, Bob Ewell. He tries to kill Scout and Jem
in Halloween night. Yet, they can be saved by a man who is supposed to be the most dangerous person in society. He is Boo Radley.
Prejudiced people cannot view someone or group in objective perspective, because they have had negative judgment toward others and it
occurs for long time. Actually, people cannot value another people before understanding them clearly. When someone wants to know how other people
live, they have to get along with them firstly, because they cannot evaluate someone from meeting at glance. Yet, when prejudice is kept in somebody’s
or group’s mind strongly toward somebody else, they will not be able to think or determine logically. It can attack someone or group that are not guilty,
because people often prejudice toward others due to irrational reasons.
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Harper Lee has clearly given descriptions about racial prejudice in her novel. There are some victims who get racial prejudice from the other
people in society; it is experienced not only by black people but also the whites.
There are many evidences that can describe racial prejudice in Lee’s novel as follow: