To Kill A Mockingbrird - Prejudice

Back in the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird, black people were considered to be lower class, which caused white people to always suspect blacks before they suspected white people. An example of this is when a character named Nathan Radley hears someone in his cabbage patches. He shot his gun in the air and when people asked what happen, he automatically told them it was a ‘nigger’, even though he didn’t see the person. But, he knew the person was white by this quote someone said he said. “Shot in the air. Scared him though, says if anyone sees a white ‘nigger’ running around here that’s himâ€...