The United States of America is built famously upon many founding factors including things such as the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, and Freedom of Religion. One thing that the United States was also founded on is the African American community. Within her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses a variation of symbols to display the Southern racism and oppression of the black community that the Southern culture has embraced since the founding of the United States. Throughout the novel, the most impactful symbols are the sudden and dramatic change in Southern weather causing snow, the creation of a snowman, and finally Miss. Maudie’s house fire to show the angry white maltreatment of the “lesser” black community.
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It was Miss Maudie and Atticus that were the two most unprejudiced of Maycomb, and with Atticus already losing respect of the town, the fire destroying Miss Maudie’s house can be seen as the racist’s power against anyone not on the same side as them. As told by Scout, “We stood watching the street fill with men and cars while fire silently devoured Miss Maudie’s house,” (page 92). This is clearly showing how people come to watch the eradication of the home, the yard and the precious flowers that Miss Maudie cared so much for, without much help as people knew there was little to nothing they could do under the literal fire of racism. Even with this terrible wreckage of Miss Maudie’s home, Harper Lee demonstrates that no matter what happens for the support of black culture, good changes will ensue. As per example with Miss Maudie written by Lee, “Miss Maudie looked around, and the shadow of her old grin crossed her face. “Always wanted a smaller house, Jem Finch. Gives me more yard. Just think, I’ll have more room for my azaleas now!” (page 97). Persistence is greatly shown within the following pages, and it’s done for the fact that if one endures the troubles that comes with trying to create a drastic change in a very static environment. In this novel, you can see many symbols of hardships of those affected by white supremacy trying to stop anyone else from getting to the same level, and what happens if you do try to help shape an equal
Accordingly, Harper …show more content…
It was Miss Maudie and Atticus that were the two most unprejudiced of Maycomb, and with Atticus already losing respect of the town, the fire destroying Miss Maudie’s house can be seen as the racist’s power against anyone not on the same side as them. As told by Scout, “We stood watching the street fill with men and cars while fire silently devoured Miss Maudie’s house,” (page 92). This is clearly showing how people come to watch the eradication of the home, the yard and the precious flowers that Miss Maudie cared so much for, without much help as people knew there was little to nothing they could do under the literal fire of racism. Even with this terrible wreckage of Miss Maudie’s home, Harper Lee demonstrates that no matter what happens for the support of black culture, good changes will ensue. As per example with Miss Maudie written by Lee, “Miss Maudie looked around, and the shadow of her old grin crossed her face. “Always wanted a smaller house, Jem Finch. Gives me more yard. Just think, I’ll have more room for my azaleas now!” (page 97). Persistence is greatly shown within the following pages, and it’s done for the fact that if one endures the troubles that comes with trying to create a drastic change in a very static environment. In this novel, you can see many symbols of hardships of those affected by white supremacy trying to stop anyone else from getting to the same level, and what happens if you do try to help shape an equal