imagine if everyone were to believe their own judgments rather than searching for the truth many people would be wrong. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is the reflection of a little girl’s childhood. The girl communicates her thoughts and behaviors about specific subjects such as segregation and discrimination during the mid 1930s. The novel, Find Layla, is based on a girl running away from Child Protective Services for what she thinks is her own good. Both books use literary elements to describe how being prejudiced can affect people’s views on topics, which overall can be risky. Throughout the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Find Layla, Harper Lee and Meg Elison use symbolism and narration to show how people are quick to make assumptions even when preconceived notions are often incorrect. …show more content…
Dolphus Raymond, for example, is depicted as the town drunk. The kids have an encounter with him and discover that he isn’t a drunk, but rather a man who wants to live his own way without criticism. Raymond explains that if he “weaves” and “drinks from a sack,” people will believe that he can’t help himself (Lee 29). Raymond knows that the town won't bother his decisions if he looks drunk. All he must do is look a certain way to be judged. Harper Lee uses the paper sack to symbolize a person being judged based on looks. The sack gives off an impression that it is holding alcohol, but it is really holding Coke. When people saw the sack, they were quick to assume that Raymond was a crazy drunk because they looked on the outside rather than on the