Prejudice if the hatred of others because they are different. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the effects of prejudice and racism are shown by the actions and words towards many characters. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Dolphus Raymond were discriminated throughout the story; roomers were made up about them because people did not understand why they did what they did.
Tom Robinson is continually discriminated against throughout the story To Kill a Mockingbird. "Tom Robinson is a black man who finds himself in the most dangerous of circumstances. He is accused by a white woman, and whether he struggles with her or runs, he is guilty. (A3 p.41) In the town of Maycomb when a white person goes to court against a black person the white person always wins. …
