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How Does Harper Lee Use Racial Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Scout Finch, Jem Finch and Dill Harris are the center of the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. Although this novel was published in the 1960’s it takes place during the Great Depression. These young children shape the story from a very dark time in history by simplifying the ideas of poverty and racial discrimination through their personal adolescent views. During this period of uncertainty, these children are naive to the fear which the rest of society possessed. This novel takes place in Alabama. This setting plays an enormous role of showing the adolescent blindness and purity of the mindset of the three children. Alabama during this time was still struggling with racial discrimination. The story as a
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