The Ideas of Hypocrisy, Prejudice and Dignity in Harper Lees To Kill A

The Ideas of Hypocrisy, Prejudice and Dignity in Harper Lees To Kill A mocker In Maycomb, the town in which Harper Lees book To Kill a Mockingbird is set, hypocrisy and prejudice are prevalent in well-nigh of its citizens. Although some(prenominal) of the characters morals are admirable, you soon realise that what large number say and what people do are not always related. Mrs Grace Merriweather falls into this category. She is seen to be the most devout lady in Maycomb and her eyes always filled with divide when she considered the oppressed yet she is just as prejudiced to the black citizens or darkys as the majority of the ladies of the Maycomb Alabama Methodist Episcopal Church South are. Mrs Merriweather appears to be the most hypocritical character in this chapter. Throughout, she contradicts herself - she tells Scout close to those poor Mrunas and how she do a pledge in her heart to help them and then shortly after she complains about how ther es nothing more distracting then a sulky darky. This is particularly un...