Critical Theory Essay
In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, the author tackles a lot of different topics throughout the novel for it was a book written in times of segregation and a time when the world didn’t see many people as equals, in a world where you had to play a certain role on society based off who you were, the 60’s. Therefore what appealed to me alot in this novel was the lens of feminism, in the way the character Scout was perceived by audiences then and even the audiences of present time. As well as the lens of african american criticism, in how black people were seen by society of the time and how it affected the black community. As i was reading the book “to kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, i was always intrigued
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As well as Tom Robinson 's unfair treatment because of the immense racism occuring at the time period and segregation still happening, there was a biased opinion towards white people and whatever they claimed, even if the claims were false. To Kill a Mockingbird” had a really big impact with the lens of African American criticism, because of Tom Robinson 's very unfair and unjustified death, even though Atticus did everything in his power, which was a lot with that incredible speech he made and proving that Tom did no such thing, he was actually a very nice young man of twenty five, was prosecuted anyhow, it impacted many people including Atticus and his children and the town i would say. This book had a major impact in many ways, and in very important way it made the audience think and reflect and have that piece of literature forever held in their hearts and maybe it left them better people or made someone discover something they didn’t know they were looking for. This book constructed a whole world a made a big revelation and engraved its roots of change for the world to see and read and