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 Mockingbird In Maycomb, the town in which Harper Lees book To Kill a Mockingbird is set, hypocrisy and prejudice are prevalent in close to of its citizens. Although many a(prenominal) of the characters morals are admirable, you soon realise that what people 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 tears 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 aluminium Methodist Episcopal Church South are. Mrs Merriweather appears to be the most hypocritical character in this chapter. Throughout, she contradicts herself - she tells Scout about those poor Mrunas and how she made a pledge in her heart to suspensor them and then shortly after she complains about how th eres nothing more distracting then a sulky darky. This is particularly un...