To Kill A Mocking Bird:Prejudice

One of the themes in To Kill A Mockingbird is Prejudice. The definition of prejudice is an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts. In the story, Tom Robinson was convicted of raping and beating Mayelle Ewell. After Tom testifies that he didn’t do it, the jury takes Mayelle’s word over Tom’s and convicts him because they will believe a white person’s word over a black person’s word.
Everyone in Maycomb grew up believing that black people were the lowest class of people. An example of this is on page 37. Scout says to not believe a word of what Jem had just said because it was nigg...