To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper is not racist. Everything racist the author used in the novel, such as the word nigger, was used to make a point and so it would affect people more. If it were a white man that raped Mayella, it wouldn't affect the reader as much because they have negative feelings for or qualms toward black people. Harper Lee trys to make his novel realistic to bring out her message.
Tom's character is stereotyped as being a black slave with dignity, morals, and courage. Tom is very subservient, but with a reason. It's realistic because most blacks had to be very careful a…
