How far do you agree that the two novels are mainly about prejudice?
To Kill a Mockingbird tells the
story of how Scout Finch, her brother Jem and friend Dill learn about
prejudice, honor, human nature and racism in the small southern town of Maycomb,
Alabama in the 1930s.To kill a mockingbird is terrifyingly true, in the way
that prejudice lingers a chilling theme through the episodic novel told by a
six year old motherless girl; Scout Finch. The episodic events are all pulled
together when a climatic event arouses Scout’s father, lawyer Atticus Finch, and
agrees to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, from the charge that he raped a
white woman, a decision that divides Maycomb. This is when the bulk of
prejudice hits the novel. We see just how bad times where in the south of the 1930’s
and how in reflection to racial theme and it shows the novel is told through
black and white and how one man can shock the town by standing up for someone
with such allegations against him. However, I do not agree that prejudice is
the main theme because although Harper Lee allows racism, gender issues,
poverty, violence, and death in the novel; To Kill a Mockingbird has an emotional even romantic feel that
doesn’t allow for true darkness and sorrow to enter it.
Yes, this last sentence is good. It should form the basis of your question.
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