PREJUDICE AND HATRED
-there is deep hatred and fear between Whites and Negroes
-the lynch mob is ready to kill and almost succeeds
-Bob Ewell's hatred of Atticus nearly results in the death of Jem and Scout
-Atticus does not want Jem and Scout to admire violence, despite having to use his gun once
-Dolphus Raymond describes 'the simple hell people give other people'
-not just racial prejudice but the rigid codes of behaviour that people impose on one another
-this behaviour is depicted as normality
-non conformers are persecuted e.g. Boo Radley, Dolphus Raymond, Maudie Atkinson
-Tom Robinson is found guilty although his prosecuters lied, because he felt sorry for a white girl. This was unacceptable behaviour of a Negro
-townspeople do not realise their own hypocrisy
-Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle tea depicts this. The group sympathises with the poor Mruna tribe in Africa, yet condemns the Negroes in their own town
-Dolphus Raymond is seen as an oddity in the town as he is white yet chooses to live amongst Negroes. He is sensitive and loathes a segragational society
-the only representative of black prejudice is Lula, but the church tells her to control her behaviour (seen as not normal)
-the blacks resent Tom's conviction, yet expect is as they have been brought up as second class citizens.
BIGOTRY=ANOTHER WORD FOR PREJUDICE

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Complete summary of To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee