With the reading of Romeo and Juliet it has brought and given me great exposure to the art of true romance and exemplary showings of pure quality pertaining to the play itself. It helped me connect and revitalize my thoughts to the real world, as many topics in the novel were relatively and in a sense relatable. To begin, I encountered many times within the novel, where there was conflict between many of the main characters including Romeo, Juliet, Mr and Mrs Capulet and more. It made me think of reality, of all the times I’ve been in tense, difficulty and emotional moments trying to sort things out and resolve issues with both friends, family, teachers and practically anyone with meaning towards me. Moving on another important event that caught my eye was how they fell in love and the sacrifices they made to be with each-other. To me this showed that they cared heavily about each-other and to my extent I think I’m a bit young to feel what they felt but I have felt connected to many things. One would be my love for soccer, I would never wanna let the beautiful game get away from me and I would do anything in my beloved power to play and keep the sport I love alive if it was on the brink of death. This is how I would summarize this amazing love story, as in spite of what happened at the end, both Romeo and Juliet shared an everlasting love that they will quite frankly never forget. In contrast this leads to the idea of morality as they show a sense of responsibility for one another much like how I do with the sports I play as I’m responsible for making sure the decisions I make within regard to that sport are ones that make me a better person along with a better player. In a similar way this connects to the real world as well as we take great responsibility and increasingly excessive responsibility in keeping and making our world a better place by completing acts of good will to satisfy one another. As a result I think everything above leads up to what I think Shakespeares intentions are. I feel Shakespeares idea was to show us that there’s not such a thing as just being good or evil; everything has both, meaning everyone and everything has both a good and “evil” side to them. I felt this was very true as throughout the many relationships with the great people around me I’ve learned that at some point in any relationship you see the person for who they really are. In regards to this I feel that when people finally know people for who they are that is where these relationships either make or break. On the whole, It’s clear to me that this novel brought upon many relatable situations in which I was able to talk about. This novel was amazing in the sense of the ideas it brought upon me and the messages that came along with it.

There are many examples within the literature that illustrate acts of racism in Canada pertaining to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. To begin, it is shown within the novel that differences in one another create different points of view. This act of change is shown particularly when Scout says to Jem “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” Scout further implies knowledge to Jem about why different groups in their town do not get along. Once discussed, Jem disagrees and states a different case. He believes that people’s differences are the source of their disagreements. As in the real world, this argument illustrates a fitting example of how people all around the world act towards certain opposition. Most of the time, from my experience, this is solely based on the color of the person’s skin. Further on, misunderstanding people’s conceptions and ideas can result in others showing a naïve understanding of people’s shared humanity. Jem’s innocence can often immaculate the reader as it brings into perspective a better-idealized world where people are able to respect one another despite racial and socioeconomic differences. Moreover, in a conversation between Scout who is a young optimistic individual, and Atticus after Scout’s first day of school, Atticus says “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around it.” Atticus was trying to get Scout to understand why her new teacher behaved differently than Scout expected and discourages her from making judgments about others, especially based on the topic of race or class, until she has considered their individual perspective. This was quite relatable as Canadian society today acts much like this. Many Canadians tend to make impeccable judgments based on someone’s race and class. An example of this occurs daily to many folks in the country and around the world. While the conversation thoroughly continues it results in an ongoing theme of empathy and guides Scout’s efforts to imagine other characters’ interpretations of events, such as the Tom Robinson Trial. Moving on to a later event in a book where Dolphus Raymond, who is a wise presence to the children, is predicting what Dill will not do when he gets older. This is represented when he says “Cry about the simple hell people give other people-without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people, too.” Dolphus Raymond also states that once Scout and Dill become accustomed to the current world, they will no longer be shocked or even upset by the injustices they witness every day. Similarly, in the real world where many young and bright souls slowly adapt to the world around them. I especially can relate to this as having a Persian emphasized background in a Canadian elementary school made me go through the hardship of EAL (English as an Additional Language) (English as an Additional Language) even though I primarily spoke English, not Farsi. Based on this final quote it is clear that children are morally superior to adults because they have not yet been treated by the unfair world around them. In context I can strongly say that racism is a major issue within Canadian society. Factors of dividing communities, friends and even family along with the fear it breeds inside of people and the animosity it fuels. By reading this novel it has made a detrimental impact to me specifically as it brought up the topic of racism which I personally think is key for students to hear. Without hearing and forgoing what racism actually is, it will never get better. Therefore, by introducing the topic in a novel it has brought both justice to the community and better knowledge for young students who are looking to do the right thing. From what has been said, it is evident from the examples provided that there are many acts of racism in Canada pertaining to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.