To Kill a Mockingbird “Well it’d Be Sort Of like Killing a Mockingbird Wouldn’t It”. The character motivation of Atticus, Scout, and Jem were Racism and stereotype. I personally like the movie better than the book because you can see the actions and hear the tone and witness the mood so we will know how to actually take it instead of jumping to conclusions. Beginning with Atticus Finch when he had to Face the actions of being called a “Nigger Lover”, is a form of hate and racism. Many people in those times looked down, and blamed Blacks (African-Americans) for everything, and they disliked anyone who associated/ became friends with a Negro. Because in their eyes we weren’t equal to them and we shouldn’t be able to do the things they do or learn the things they learn just because of our race. Atticus viewed it from a different perspective; he …show more content…
Atticus gives everyone a chance and you can tell it kinds of hurts him to see his own kind look down own other people. “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church.” “They’s my comp’ny,” “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?” This quote is important because it tells the readers that some blacks are racist to whites. This quote is significant because it is the first time Scout and Jem experience racism first-hand. They feel like they’re the objects of someone else’s racism, which puts them in a unique position. Usually it’s the white people who are showing racism but this time black people (African Americans) also known as “Niggers” to the white people are showing racism when Atticus Finch’s maid brings Jem and Scout to her church. I personally feel as though they are just scared to die or go to jail for being around white children that they don’t have to care for.