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To Kill A Mockingbird Theme Essay

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Harper Lee had been interested in writing novels since as long as she could remember. One day she spoke to a literary agent who suggested she turn one of her stories into noel. She took his suggestion and manifested it into the now well known book “To Kill a Mockingbird” . Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is an astounding piece with themes such as prejudice, injustice, and innocence manifested from her own life experiences. Due to this it is easy to make a connection between them.

According to Kelly Winter, Harper Lee was the youngest of four children. She was raised in Monroeville by her parents Amasa and Frances Lee. By the time she was seven she was infatuated with writing and took up composing short stories in her free time. …show more content…

People usually perceive the theme of prejudice and injustice the easiest.On pages 202- 204 and page 211 people witness Atticus prove Robinson innocent of the crimes he’s been accused of committing. Despite this, the jury still chooses to vote the defendant guilty because of his race. In those days a black person’s word was nowhere near as trustworthy as that of a white man or woman. Prejudice is also shown when Dill makes an observation as the trial commences. He perceives Mr.Gilmer treating Tom Robinson with disrespect, this is magnified by how politely Atticus cross-examines his witnesses(Lee 199). Atticus is portrayed as an overall accepting, polite, and understanding character unlike the rest of the racist town. The readers can’t help but feel like Harper Lee included Dill’s examination to portray it as Mr. Gilmer regarding Tom in such away because of his skin tone. Another example of prejudice is when Aunt Alexandra tries to get Atticus to get rid of Calpurnia. Alexandra believes that having Calpurnia in such close quarters will damage their upbringing. Atticus dutifully informs her that Calpurnia will leave only when she chooses to(Lee 136-137). Prejudice and injustice are seen expressed through these

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