Part 1 of Essay
"Grandmother's Victory" by Maya Angelou and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee have many significant similarities. Both authors deal with issues such as racism and discrimination towards blacks. The authors show the ignorance and bigotry displayed between the races in the late 1930's. The main characters in "Grandmothe ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... lower class white girls. "If they come in the store, you go in the bedroom and let me wait on them. They only frighten me if you're around." Atticus and the children are experiencing harassment from other white folks, for defending a "nigger" named Tom Robinson. "But Mrs. Dubose held us: "Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers!" These quotes show the attitude of most whites towards blacks in this time period. There is a very interesting difference in these two ....