To Kill A Mocking Bird
The Effects of Segregation
Segregation
The general definition of
segregation is to be
separated from
others, usually
because of gender,
belief, or race.
Types of Segregation
Segregation
There are three identified types of segregation listed here
Gender Segregation
Racial Segregation
Social Segregation
Segregation is not only expressed by separation
based on race, but can also be expressed by gender
and social separation. Things such as disregarding
people who are women by not giving them the same
rights as men, or out-casting people who are different
can be categorized under segregation.
Who All Were Effected by
Segregation in the Novel?
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Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
Atticus Finch
Scout Finch
Jem Finch
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Arthur Radley
Miss Maudie
Dolphis Raymond
Ewells
Cunninghams
Tom Robinson
“Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me,
you’d be scared, too.”
-Tom Robinson, 195
“Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she
seemed to try more’n the rest of
‘em-”
“You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for
her?”
-Tom Robinson talking to Mr. Gilmer,
pg.197
“Seventeen bullet holes in him.
They didn’t have to shoot him that
much.”
-Atticus’ informing of Tom’s death,
pg. 235
Calpurnina
“We looked at her in surprise, for Calpurnia
rarely commented on the ways of white
people.”
- Scout, pg. 12
“You’ve got to face it sooner or later and it
might as well be tonight. We don’t need
her now.”
Aunt Alexandra, pg.137
“When’s your birthday, Cal?”
“I just have it on Christmas, it’s easier to
remember it that way - I don’t have a real
birthday”
- Calpurnia, pg.124
“ “Put my bag in the front bedroom
Calpurnina,” was the first thing Aunt
Alexandra said.”
- Aunt Alexandra, pg.127
Atticus Finch
“You’ve got everything to lose from this,
Atticus. I mean everything.”
- Link Deas, pg. 146
“If Uncle Atticus lets you run around
with stray dogs, that’s his own
business, like Grandma says, so it
ain’t your fault. I guess it ain’t your
fault if Uncle Atticus is a niggerlover…”
- Francis, pg. 83
“In ones and twos, men got out of the
car. Shadows became substance as
lights revealed solid shapes moving
toward the jail door. Atticus
remained where he was…. “You
know what we want,” another man
said. “Get aside from the door, Mr.
Finch.” ”
- A man from the mob who wanted to
harm Tom Robinson, pg.151
Scout and Jem Finch
“Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on
the subject of my attire. How
could I possibly hope to be a
lady if I wear breeches.”
- Scout, pg. 81
“…we would squirm our way
through sweating sidewalk
crowds and sometimes hear, “
There’s his chillun,” or,
“Yonder’s some Finches.”
- Scout, pg.135
“I wants to know why you bringin’
white chillun to nigger church.”
- Lula, pg.119
Arthur Radley
“Nobody knew what form of intimidation
Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo
out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr.
Radley kept him chained to the bed
most of the time. Atticus said no, it
wasn’t that sort of thing, that there
were other ways of making people
into ghosts.”
- Scout, pg. 11
Miss Maudie Atkinson
“Did you know some of ‘em came out of
the woods one Saturday and
passed by this place and told me
me and my flowers were going to
hell?....Thing is, foot washers think
women are a sin by definition.”
- Miss Maudie, pg. 44
“There are lots of reasons. For one
thing, Miss Maudie can’t serve on a
jury because she’s a women-”
- Atticus, pg. 221
Dolphis Raymond
“ “Why’s he sittin’ with the
colored folks?”
“Always does. He likes ‘em
better’n he likes us, I reckon.
Lives by himself way down
the county line. He’s got a
colored women and all sorts
of mixed chillun.” ”
- Jem, pg. 161
Ewells
“Atticus said the Ewells had been
the disgrace of Maycomb for
three generations. None of them
had done an honest day’s work
in his recollection.”
- Scout, pg.30
“She has committed no crime, she
has merely broken a timehonored code of our society, a
code so severe that whoever
breaks it is hounded from our
midst as unfit to live with.”
- Atticus, pg.203
We Still Face It Today
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Gangs
Homosexuality
Race
Intelligence
Wealth
Technology
Style…
What is mentioned here is
some of the many different
things that cause our
society to continue to be
segregated.
In Conclusion…
There were a total of
ten characters in To
Kill A Mockingbird by
Harper Lee that we
took note of who
faced racial, social,
or gender-wise
segregation.
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Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
Atticus Finch
Jem Finch
Scout Finch
Boo (Arthur) Radley
Miss Maudie
Dolphis Raymond
Cunninghams
Ewells
But were YOU paying attention?
Game Play
• A picture of an item or person will appear on this
screen that will represent one of the characters that
we had previously mentioned.
• Your job will be to guess the character of whom the
picture belongs to and to determine which category of
segregation the character belonged to.
• There will be a surprised rewarded at the end of the
game!
A Lovely Chocolate Cake
Somewhat of
a poor looking
family, I’d
presume.
Trick or treat, anyone?
Wonder what’s in there?
Tamura might like this
Mom, what’s for dinner??
Wonder who lives here…
No notes in class!
Clear the way, please!
The End
Thank you for your attention and outstanding participation. We hope
that everyone received a greater understanding of exactly how
segregation not only effected the characters in the book, but also
effects our every day lives. If there are any questions, please feel
free to ask any members of our group.
A special thanks goes out to Rashonda Reynolds, Bre’a Campos,
Richard Townsell, Natalia Romo, and Imani Williams-Vicente for
your hard work and dedication in making this presentation a
success!