The racial tension in "To Kill A Mockingbird" and racism in todays modern world using examples and quotes from the book.

"Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people, too." This is how Mr. Dolphus Raymond put racism into words that kids could understand. However, racism and prejudice are problems that are as complicated as problems come. This is evident in the novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird. No one knows what causes racism, if it is inherited, if it runs in families, or if …

…go back to the way things were before at all. But America is in a bad situation right now. People lead fast paced lives and are less tolerant than folks used to be. I don't think that racial tension in the United States is at a peak yet. I think it will continue to grow, and that is what worries me. Prejudice will not go away anytime soon, and America needs to deal with that.