The way non-dominant groups have been targeted throughout history are different in small ways but overall, they are the same. Throughout history, non-dominant groups have been seen/treated as less or given less. They are made fun of for being different or doing different things. There are a select few that treat non-dominant groups the same way they used to be treated in the past. But there is a change shown, in the books, a black man loses his trial with no evidence against him likely because of the color of his skin, and the Youngers were nearly refused housing because of their race. There is a change in the US now, much less severe. There is a lot more representation and recognition of non-dominant groups today. There is a much lower chance of a non-dominant group being refused housing or losing a trial because the community looks down on them. There is more work to be done for sure, but there is change.
yes, these stories do show a change. To kill a mockingbird is in the 1930s and Raisin in the sun is in the 1950s. In tkam Tom Robinson had no chance in court, Atticus went into it knowing he wasn't gonna win and just wanted to get him off death row. And even after he was still killed in jail. There is change because in rits the neighborhood didn't want the black family to move in. They also talked about houses getting bombed but there was nothing legally stopping them from moving in. I believe tkam is exemplifying institutional racism with a flawed court system not practicing equal rights. while rits is cultural racism by showing a black family who's being pressured not to move to a white neighborhood but a black one, where "they fit in"
Culteral discrimination stood out to me the most in both of the book and play. In both piece's blacks and whites where seperated. In To Kill a Mockingbird the African american community lived in the run down poor part of town. In the play the family that we follow also lives in scwables. When then decide to move into a white neighborhood they are not met with kindness and offered to to leave because the community thinks that blacks and whites are happier seperated. There was change though. In To Kill a Mockingbird the trial ends and Atticus loses and after a bit everyone forgets about it but in The Raisen in the Sun Act a black family gets harassed for moving into the community and it was all over the news papers. Another change we see is that blacks are now more educated. For example Beneatha is becoming a doctor and going to school where as in To Kill a Mockingbird Cal is the only educated African American in the community.
Discrimination played a big factor in both Too kill a mocking bird and A raisin in the sun. In Too kill a mocking bird Discrimination is shown right off the start when we are introduced to Mr. Radley. He is one of the only blacks living in a community of mostly white people. This shows the reader how the whites and blacks were separated back then by where they lived. Discrimination also showed when Cal brought Scout to the church and Scout was able to learn how everyone there was not able to read or right because of how discrimination lead them to be able to not learn any of these basic skills just because of their skin color. Cal was lucky enough to learn because it wasn't popular for a African american person to be able to read or write at this time. At the trail when Atticus defended Tom, he got a lot of hate for doing this because he was defending a black man and people didn't see that as right. People think that since he is black that he should already be guilty. But Atticus knows that he must do the right thing and help Tom and stop the discrimination. In a Raisin in the Sun. The Younger's deal with so much discrimination because they are living in this harsh time and community. They are introduced to Mr. Lindner and the welcoming committee when he comes over to try to bribe them to let them pay for their house. This is a big example of discrimination because it shows how the Younger's are not accepted in their new home and that they will be bombed if they move in there. This connects with Too kill a mocking bird because it shows how African American families aren't really know for living in a white dominant community.
I think that it mostly stays the same because in both books there show about the same amount of discrimination which is mostly cultural. In A Raisin In The Sun mostly the discrimination revolves around them wanting to move into a white neighborhood and because they are black the people of the neighborhood don't want them there. In To Kill A Mockingbird they were discriminated against because their father Atticus was helping African Americans in a case that causes problems.
Anyone different is an outsider is the mindset for the people in both books. Blacks may not be slaves still, as they were back in the 1800's, but that doesn't mean they were viewed as our "equals". The non-dominant group in population is always targeted, and that can be in the form of racial discrimination, avoiding anything to do with them for a personal reason,and the list goes on. It in my eyes is mostly the same but there are some differences, as both stories are in different perspectives; one follows a black family in the 50's or 60's, and the other follows a white family where the father is defending a black man in a court case. Overall, racism is most definitely a thing in both, and while there are some small differences for just exactly how racist society is in both, it is definitely still a thing even to this day. People may not lose housing anymore or be limited to only being able to get certain jobs, and we may not have segregated bus seats or bathrooms, etc... but racism is always there. Be it in writing, laws, words, actions, or any other method of getting a message across to someone.
I don't think that there is much of a difference, especially when it comes to cultural discrimination in each, no one wants anything to do with the black community in tkm he was guilty when he had a perfectly good Alabi and in rits the white community didn't want them to live there at all.
In my opinion, I believe the type of discrimination is pretty much the same. In both books, you can see at the time the "non-dominate race" is being heavily discriminated against, it doesn't change in either book, even though the discrimination might have been less terrible in Raisin in the sun. Both books still highlight racial discrimination.
The discrimination does seem to stay the same throughout the stories, but you can see where it might change in the future of them. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Youngers leave their old home on a happy note to live in a white neighborhood despite being told they shouldn't because they are black. And in To Kill a Mockingbird, the adults all have their opinion and unchanging ways, but the big hope here is the next generation- the children Scout, Jem, and Dill. They all have good morals at a young age and with every next generation the idea of black people being inferior will die off with the older generations. Then at some point we were brought to where we are today, where discrimination isn't annihilated completely but has drastically decreased since that time. And some day, it'll be even less than it is today.
I believe that Too Kill A Mockingbird has more institutional discrimination while A Rasin in the sun has more Cultural discrimination. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a man's life is on the line, and he gets convicted without enough evidence because of his race. The wages for people were different, and the court systems were rigged so that if you were a person of color you didn't stand a chance. On the other hand in A Rasin in the Sun they are not wanted in the neighborhood due to their race. There is no law specifically saying that they can't move into the neighborhood, it's just people trying to keep them out... not the justice system.
I think it stayed the same, in both of the books they are effected by discrimination in TKM atticus is just trying to do his job as a lawyer and gets attacked by the community, That effects his life alot. In ARITS they are just trying to move into a new house and the white community doesn't want them because there African American. In both books there just trying too move on with there lives but because there culture and the people discriminating against them they cant do that.
In both stories, To Kill a Mockingbird and A Raisin in the Sun, nothing progressed towards the removal of discrimination throughout either of them. In both, discrimination was still very prevalent from the beginning to the end. From the 1930’s to today, I think we have made tremendous progress towards equality. An example of this is the response to the George Floyd incident. When this happened, people around the country cared instead of shrugging it off. They had also protested about it.
I think the progression of events from these novels do emphasize change. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus, a white man, took on the case of Tom Robinson, most likely knowing the case would not go his way. This even lead to him getting backlash himself, and he was targeted. But, him doing this was the start of hopefully a change to the way people around him saw the black community. In A Raisin In The Sun, The Younger's bought a house in a white community, and although they were told they were not wanted there, they still made the decision to move there. That was a big step in the right direction, and you could only hope other black families would follow in the same direction.
In both books, I think that it stays the same and it doesn't get better in either one of them because of cultural discrimination it affects both books just in different ways like in the rasin in the sun the white people didn't want blacks in there neighbor hood but they still moved in anyway they didn't want them there so bad they were gonna pay them more than what they paid for the house and in to kill a mocking bird tom Robinson was sent to jail and killed because he was accused of something he didn't do all because they were black and it was the 1930's to the 1950s.
In the sequence of events from To Kill A Mocking Bird to Raisin In The Sun, there is no change in the form of discrimination. We see examples of cultural discrimination in both novels, like the segregation of Maycomb in churches, and the Younger family being asked to stay segregated from the white community. In both time periods, people are still being discriminated against for the color of their skin, and segregation is still prevalent.
The discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Raisin in the Sun are the same. Both are dealing with cultural discrimination along with a little bit of individualized discrimination. They both portray how the United States targets non-dominant groups. In To Kill a Mockingbird they send an innocent black man to jail, which is something that still happens now. In A Raisin in the Sun, the family deals with financial issues and having low income, which a lot of black families still deal with.
I think that discrimination stays the same in both of these texts. In each story, they experience different kinds of discrimination whether it be firsthand or watching it happen. In TKM the family is defending a black man therefore the majority of the community have a personal hate for them, In ARITS the family is trying to move homes into what seems like a lovely neighborhood but instead a representative of said neighborhood tries to buy the house back with profit to the family because many other residents have pure dislike for a black family to move in. therefore there is clearly discrimination in both of these novels. . Like I said before in my responses cultural discrimination is most dominate in both stories and they both do a great job at not letting it get to them or let alone show its getting to them.
I feel like it stays the same in both. Discrimination affected all the characters even if it wasn't exactly in the same way. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus and his family are affected because he is defending an African American which was frowned upon then. African Americans in A Raisin In The Sun were trying to move into a white community or neighborhood but the white people did not welcome them or want them there. Even though they are trying to just go about their lives, the people surrounding them are just making it harder for them.
I think discrimination slightly changed in A Raisin in the Sun. In To Kill a Mockingbird the amount of discrimination towards black people was very heavy especially when Tom Robinson and Atticus lost the trial. Even though Atticus had plenty of evidence, he still lost because everything was so one sided. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Youngers moved into a white community. Even though they were suggested to leave they still made a move. I feel like that couldn't have happened back earlier in time because the amount of discrimination was stronger.
I feel like there definitely been lots of changes through history that got to where we are today, but there are lots of people who feel like the blacks aren't as equal as whites. It doesn't help that the media only cares about police brutality when it is with black people, and all of the white deaths are disregarded. I feel like pushing for more equality, made it unequal, so now the minorities are more important than the majority. I'm not saying changes need to be made, I just think that there will always be people that believe all black people should die, and there will always be people that believe that all white people should die.
