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Crime and Punishment in the American South: Compare Tom Robinson's Punishment with that of Boo Radley. In the era in which "To Kill a Mocking Bird" was set (1933-35) there was great prejudice in the American South. According to the Chambers dictionary "prejudice" is: "an opinion formed without careful thought: an unreasonable or unfair feeling (in favour of or against, something): injury, harm (e.g. to the prejudice of his own interests). To bias the mind of: to damage, spoil (e.g. This rash act prejudiced his chances of success)". In "To Kill a Mockingbird" the main prejudice is against black people but is also evident in white society with regard to status in the community. Tom Robinson was a black man accused of the rape of a white women - Mayella Ewell. The Ewell's were known as "White Trash"(a prime example of prejudice in white society). The children of the family were unruly...

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