Scout and Jem have learned many life lessons through out this book. I believe the most important lesson they have learned is that they can't change people's views in a racist society. This has been shown many times through the book but was shown greatly during the trial with Tom Robinson. Many people looked down upon black people and Jem and Scout finally started to realize they couldn't do anything to change that but just take care of themselves and learn to adjust with the racism that goes on constantly. The boys are fortunate enough to live in a family with diversity and a father that realizes that color doesn't matter.
The prison guards definitely showed racism while Tom was there. They went overboard when "They fired a few shots in the air, then to kill." (235) It is unfair for people to be treated any less than a white man. Even though, segregation and slavery has been outlawed for many years now, racism still does exist. Every day I hear racist remarks and it still affects many people. It is definitely not an easy thing for me to hear and it is a problem that is in needs to be fixed.
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I liked you're response to the topic. I think you gave a lot of good description and the way you described people, and just the whole paragraph was very vivid. Good job! :)
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