Ku Klux Klan

[MsElliott]

Why is it ironic that Atticus tells Scout "The Ku Klux's gone ... It's never come back"?

[lindadate]

Atticus telling Scout 'The Ku Klux's gone...It'll never come back' is ironic because while the group itself may have gone, the racist ideologies that they had are widely believed throughout the white community. Just because the people of Maycomb don't hide their racism behind the hood and robe of the KKK doesn't mean that it does not exist. In fact, most of them proclaim their hatred of the Negroes without shame or fear.

[jemimareid]

Oct 25, 2015 6:22:21 GMT lindadate said:

Atticus telling Scout 'The Ku Klux's gone...It'll never come back' is ironic because while the group itself may have gone, the racist ideologies that they had are widely believed throughout the white community. Just because the people of Maycomb don't hide their racism behind the hood and robe of the KKK doesn't mean that it does not exist. In fact, most of them proclaim their hatred of the Negroes without shame or fear.

Exactly. The racist culture of the Maycomb is not as organised as the KKK, but the independent racism was still very much there.

[remimckenzie]

It is ironic for Atticus to say "The Ku Klux's gone..." as although the possible group may have gone, the idea based around it still lives upon Maycomb as their are still lives being taken and fingers being pointed at many Negros. To say "It's never coming back", may technically be true, however doesn't mean there isn't still beliefs of the KKK's ideas still humming around within the community.

[zoel]

Oct 23, 2015 3:23:59 GMT MsElliott said:

Why is it ironic that Atticus tells Scout "The Ku Klux's gone ... It's never come back"?

It ironic becuase racism is still alive even with the Ku Klux Klan gone. It is this racism in Maycomb that ends with Tom Robinson wrongly convicted and therefore killed. So racism is still killing in Maycomb

[laurah]

Oct 25, 2015 8:15:49 GMT jemimareid said:

Oct 25, 2015 6:22:21 GMT lindadate said:

Atticus telling Scout 'The Ku Klux's gone...It'll never come back' is ironic because while the group itself may have gone, the racist ideologies that they had are widely believed throughout the white community. Just because the people of Maycomb don't hide their racism behind the hood and robe of the KKK doesn't mean that it does not exist. In fact, most of them proclaim their hatred of the Negroes without shame or fear.

Exactly. The racist culture of the Maycomb is not as organised as the KKK, but the independent racism was still very much there.

I agree with both of these, however I think it's mostly ironic because the novel was published in the 1960's, which was when the civil rights movement was active and the Ku Klux Klan was prominent.

[coreym]

It is ironic that Atticus says the KKK is gone because although they may be gone, the racism and their ideology is still present

[Hope15]

Oct 25, 2015 6:22:21 GMT lindadate said:

Atticus telling Scout 'The Ku Klux's gone...It'll never come back' is ironic because while the group itself may have gone, the racist ideologies that they had are widely believed throughout the white community. Just because the people of Maycomb don't hide their racism behind the hood and robe of the KKK doesn't mean that it does not exist. In fact, most of them proclaim their hatred of the Negroes without shame or fear.

I agree with the idea that the racists thoughts never left where as the actual Klan did. It's also very interesting to see the contrast between being a part of the KKK and everyone being aware what that entailed and simply being racists without the shelter of the robe and hood. 

[abbaska69]

It ironic becuase racism is still alive even with the Ku Klux Klan gone. It is this racism in Maycomb that ends with Tom Robinson wrongly convicted and therefore killed. So racism is still killing in Maycomb. 

[abbaska69]

Oct 25, 2015 11:31:40 GMT coreym said:

It is ironic that Atticus says the KKK is gone because although they may be gone, the racism and their ideology is still present

Exactly. The racist culture of the Maycomb is not as organised as the KKK, but the independent racism was still very much there.

[kayleewilliams]

Oct 23, 2015 3:23:59 GMT MsElliott said:

Why is it ironic that Atticus tells Scout "The Ku Klux's gone ... It's never come back"?

It is ironic that Atticus says, "The Ku Klux's gone..." in relation to the opposing group, because, despite the fact that they may be done with going around in large groups protesting their hatred, racist ideas still exist in the minds of the citizens of Maycomb. Even though Atticus says, "it's never coming back", there is the possibility that it will.

[emilyhadzalic]

Oct 23, 2015 3:23:59 GMT MsElliott said:

Why is it ironic that Atticus tells Scout "The Ku Klux's gone ... It's never come back"?

When Atticus tells Scout "The Klu Klux's gone ... It'll never come back" he says it kind of like he's trying to comfort her, so that she won't be scared and worried that they're going to reappear. This is ironic because the Klu Klux Klan may be gone, but most of the racist beliefs they held were still being held by society. People in Maycomb would rather kill an innocent man than give him a fair trial, just because of his colour. They'd even go that man's prison cell in the middle of the night with the intent of hurting him. Atticus is trying to stop Scout worrying but there's still a lot to worry about.