Molly Walsh
April 17, 2012
Post 4 for comparing and contrasting the two books
Both books have ties to racism and judging a person by superficial features, not by their character or personality. In Frankenstein the Monster is viewed as grotesque and weird because he looks different than everyone else. They define him as horribly ugly. Because of this they pin all sorts of judgments and accusations on him without hearing the full story on how he came into existence or why he is the way he is. Mockingbird has Tom Robinson who is accused of rape of a white woman. Since he is a black man under trial during the Depression in the South, the racism is crazy and rampant and people are not willing to hear if he’s innocent or just based off the color of his skin alone. I don’t understand why people can be so mean to people they don’t even know. When I think about people, skin color has nothing to do with it. I feel like there are some characters in the novel that would walk down the street and not like a person without even knowing them just because they are black. I can’t imagine ever doing that. It’s really unfortunate when people make assumptions about people’s lives when they don’t even know the full story or what’s really going on. I can’t imagine going through life with hatred for people I don’t even know just because my skin color is different than theirs. It’s ridiculous and I don’t care about skin color, so it’s hard for me to get why it is so important to them.
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