To Kill a Mockingbird

Examples of obstacles that prevent people from understanding the people who are different from them

Give an example from the first section of the novel of obstacles that prevent people in Maycomb from understanding and getting to know people who are different from them.

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The education system is rigid and segregated. There are no black children so white and black children never actually get to meet each other. Children are the hope of the future and the best chance of combating racism and ignorance. The town itself is also segregated which only perpetuates the ignorance and fear around race relations.

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