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This 3 page essay contrasts and compares the topic of racism as addressed by A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The writer argues that Gaines' novel is even more profound than Harper's because the protagonist, an innocent black man, the inherent dignity and potential for growth that lie within all individuals. Only the novels are cited.
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Research Compiled By - May, 2012 properly! A Lesson Before
Dying by Ernest Gaines, like Harper Lees classic To Kill A Mockingbird, concerns the fate of an African American man unjustly accused and convicted of a crime he did not
commit due to the systemic racism that permeated Southern culture in the US during the first half of the twentieth century. In both of these novels, the authors contrast the
insidious evil of racism with the efforts of other characters to uphold the dignity and self-esteem of the accused. In Lees novel, Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, a black
field hand who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell, who is a lonely, frightened woman who is intimidated by drunken, brutish father. Mayella propositions Tom, reaching out to the only
man in her environment who has been nice to her, and is caught doing so by her father. To cover her guilt and shame, she accuses Tom of rape. Atticus
provides an excellent defense, showing how the wounds that Mayella suffered could not possibly have been inflicted by Tom, and were probably caused by her father. Throughout the proceedings, and
also in his life in general, Atticus shows respect for the African American community of Maycomb. The attitudes and values that Atticus teaches to his children, Scout and Jem,
reflect tolerance and justice. For example, Atticus tells Scout that she cannot really understand a person until she considers that persons point of view, "-until you climb into his skin
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