Okay well as we all grow up, we are taught racism and that people are different colors. we dont really understand what it actually is until we get into about middle school. for example, when i grew up in California and prejudice and racism were very common things. i used to play with all the kids in the neighborhood and didn’t care what color they were or if they were rich or not. but some of the other kids wouldn’t play with me and the others because the others were black or maybe they’re mom wouldn’t let them because they weren’t rich. as i got older, i started to realize why people were so racist and prejudice toward the minority kids and sometimes even towards their parents, just like whats happening in To Kill a Mockingbird. i think that now Jem is getting older and more defensive toward what people say about his dad and especially to him and his sister. i would have done the same thing as Jem and stood up for what was right. i dont think that people should be degraded upon just because they are wealthy or are African American or Native or Chinese or what ever their race happens to be. i think we need to do exactly what the Declaration of Independance says, “All Men Are Created Equal.”
