To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is a novel that takes place in a small segregated
southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is set
in the impoverished neighborhood; Molching, in Nazi Germany during the 1940s, under the rule
of Adolf Hitler and around the escalation of World War II. Both novels; deeply moving, and
thought-provoking, reveal the irrationality and destructiveness of prejudice. These novels
describe the chaos that is caused by a hatred of others, due to shallow and ludicrous
circumstances, such as the color of one's skin, religion, or nationality. It ultimately reveals the
fear of people who are different. Despite differences in historical context, both novels feature
characters who defend equality,
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It instead, enables them to be empathetic and see different points
of views of situations.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is a novel that takes place in a small segregated
southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is set
in the impoverished neighborhood; Molching, in Nazi Germany during the 1940s, under the rule
of Adolf Hitler and around the escalation of World War II. Both novels; deeply moving, and
thought-provoking, reveal the irrationality and destructiveness of prejudice. These novels
describe the chaos that is caused by a hatred of others, due to shallow and ludicrous
circumstances, such as the color of one's skin, religion, or nationality. It ultimately reveals the
fear of people who are different. Despite differences in historical context, both novels feature
characters who defend equality, although they reside in highly prejudiced environments where it
is very dangerous to do so. Hans and Atticus react impartially to the criticism they receive from
the people that surround them.
The way in which Hans reacts to criticism from his family members and community