Prejudice, By, The Merchant Of Venice, And Real World...

Prejudice Imagine living in barracks, starved, then gassed because of your religion. Getting accused of raping someone because of your skin tone, then getting put in prison. Or getting spat upon because you’re a Jew. All of these things occurred in some point in history, and we are shown what this is like through novels, plays and book such as; â€Å"To Kill a Mockingbird†, â€Å"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian†, â€Å"The Merchant of Venice†, and real world occurrences such as the Holocaust. Today I will be talking to you about the ways that prejudice is portrayed in all four of the novels, plays and historic time marks. In â€Å"To Kill a Mockingbird†, Atticus is given a case where he needs to defend Tom Robinson, who’s accused guilty†¦show more content†¦Many people assume that Indians live in bad households, and yes, typically that’s true. But when Junior goes to Reardan, he sees how lucky he is to have parents who care about him. â€Å"-and seen how great parents do their great parenting, I realize that my folks are pretty good. Sure, my dad has a drinking problem and my mom can be a little eccentric, but they make sacrifices for me. They worry about me. The talk to me. And best of all, they listen to me.† (Alexie, 153). He sees that even though his family is the typical Indian family- poor, drunk, and low class- they still care a lot about him. He also says; â€Å"I mean, yeah, Indians are screwed up, but we’re really close to each other. We KNOW each other. Everybody knows everybody.† (Alexie, 153). He shows that yeah, Indian’s are really messed up. We really don’t take care of ourselves or other people, but when people are in need of each other, they’re there. They’re all one family. This breaks the stereotype, of Indians being nothing more than poor and drunk. They all have a much better relationship with each other, and they’re all connected. Our next example is â€Å"The Merchant of Venice†, a play. This in a way is foreshadowing of what’s to come, the Holocaust. The Jews are treated terribly and have a very valid reason to be angry. The Jews are treated differently because they are scapegoats for everyone- they have been getting blamed from the beginning, starting with Jesus dying on the cross. This cause