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In chapter 16 of To Kill a Mocking Bird, the reader sees that racism during this era goes beyond a black and white skin color dichotomy. People of mixed race experience racism as well. Before the infamous trial of Tom Robinson, Jem explains to Scout what a mixed child is. Jem replies, “Half white, half colored… They’re real sad.” (p.215) Jem then goes on to explain the life of the “tragic mulatto”; this is the life of someone that isn’t accepted anywhere or by anyone. “They don’t belong anywhere. Colored folks won’t have ‘em because they’re half white; white folks won’t have ‘em ‘cause they’re colored, so they’re just in between, don’t belong anywhere.” This quote explains segregation and racism that permeated the deep South during 1930s.…show more content… |