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How Does Harper Lee Use Social Inequality In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, social inequality is a huge theme. It shows this through the town of Maycomb, through the family of Atticus Finch and through the peers of Scout, Jem and Atticus. Harper Lee uses social inequality to show how big of a deal it was back in the 1930s, she shows that it affected African American lives in a negative way. Through the town of Maycomb, social inequality is shown through Tom Robinson's case. Therefore Tom Robinson didn’t get a fair trial. Though there wasn’t any solid evidence against Tom in the rape case, the people of Maycomb still convicted him of rape. Harper Lee states, “Didn’t call a doctor?... Well I can tell you why I didn’t. It wasn’t necessary, Mr. Finch. She was mighty banged up.” (224). This effects
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