This article helps me understand how the book shows the reality of racism during this time, Like Emmett Tills story, Harper Lee experiences growing up in the South her whole life influenced how she writes about the unfair treatment in her book. One quote that stood out to me is when Simon Wright describes Emmett Till as someone who "had no sense of danger" (McBirney), which highlights the innocence of Emmett and how unaware of the dangers he faced in the South where they are from. This connects to a moment in To Kill A Mockingbird when Scout and Jem are unaware of the dangers around them, such as like when they encounter innocence and lack of understanding towards the racism in their world is similar. This connects to a moment in To Kill A Mockingbird when Atticus Finch explains, "But there is one way in this country which all men are created equal, and that is a Courthouse" (Lee 233). This shows the reality of racism during this time, much like Emmett Tills case, where justice was not served with the ideas of equality. This relates to racism, as both Emmett Tills murder and Tom Robinson's trail demonstrates how the racism led to unfair treatment of colored people.
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