The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee changed the way our society perceives minorities. To Kill a Mockingbird unveiled the idea of good and evil being present in the same person. Lee revealed that it’s the person’s ability to choose right from wrong, and good from evil. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about a single father raising a son and daughter in the town of Maycomb, Alabama, around the time of the Great Depression. Atticus decides to take a case that opens the eyes of the people who live in Maycomb. A result of the case was they finally see what they have been turning a blind eye to. It is human nature to make mistakes, but that does not make humans evil, it simply means as humans grow, they learn from their mistakes and they understand what they did wrong. Humans make mistakes, but as humans mature we gain a second chance to prove that they have grown and are better.
There are many characters throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird that have good intentions. Some characters include Atticus, who always has his children and the town of Maycomb in mind and is willing to take the Tom Robinson case, despite the fact that he knew he was going to lose. Scout, a young girl who learns quickly about how her town works. As Scout grows, Harper Lee shows a more mature side of her.
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For example, Bob Ewell, who let Tom Robinson take the fall in the court case. He attacked Jem and Scout because he was angry with their father. Boo Radley, who made a decision when he was young, and the town of Maycomb won’t let him forget about it. He always wanted a second chance. But the town of Maycomb had made up their minds about Boo Radley. Tom Robinson, who is a good and innocent person. But like Boo, the town of Maycomb decided they did not like him when he was convicted and it didn’t help that he was black. There are bad people in Maycomb, but there are also good people who get lumped into the evil