In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee confronts the idea that breaking social norms can result in prejudice. This is done through the insightful words of Miss Maudie and Atticus, and the hateful thoughts of the citizens of Maycomb. Scout, the protagonist and narrator, doesn’t quite understand why the people of Maycomb are […]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/20/syrian-refugees-kathleen-wynne_n_8613846.html This article, from the Huffington Post, highlights the evident racism against Muslims immigrating to Canada. I chose this article because it describes situations that are alarmingly similar to some of the racially motivated situations in To Kill a Mockingbird. The article has this quote, from Phillippe Couillard, “We have those two devils within our […]