To Kill A Mockingbird And The Book Thief Comparison Essay

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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, …show more content…

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