Throughout history, men have looked down on black men and women. But this does not justify the idea that black men and women are inferior to white men. When people look down on black men and women, they commit injustices. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is full of injustice. During this time period, everyone looked down on blacks and women, which makes Maycomb one with the discriminators. In particular, the people of Maycomb despised Tom Robinson, and many others despised Scout. In the Finch household, Aunt Alexandria is always trying to eliminate Calpurnia, the black housekeeper and cook, as Alexandria says: "We don't need her (Calpurnia) now." (182). Injustices in Maycomb include Tom Robinson's case, the way Aunt Alexandra treats Calpurnia, and the way people treat Scout. The people in the town of Maycomb despised Tom Robinson. Tom's trial was very unfair and unfair. Nearly all the whites in Maycomb did not believe Tom Robinson when he gave his testimony in court. The members of the jury should consider both sides of the question and then make the decision as clearly as possible. But the jurors in the Tom Robinson case made their decision based on peer pressure. To start, Aunt Alex tries to get rid of Calpurnia. Additionally, Alex orders Calpurnia around like a servant. For example, when Alex first moves in with Scout, Jem, and Atticus, he commands, "Put my bag in the front room Calpurnia." (169). Even though Calpurnia is technically a servant, no one in the Finch family has ever treated her like a Calpurnia servant. Throughout the book Harper Lee shows that Calpurnia does all the cleaning, cooking and gardening in the house, so Calpurnia doesn't deserve such sass from Alex. Aunt Alexandria's treatment of Calpurnia adds to the list of injustices in To Kill a
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