To Kill a Mocking Bird 3

The theme of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird is the existence of racism and prejudice in the 1930 – 40’s. Harper Lee succeeds in presenting the topic in a manner that is not overly simplistic and thus achieves the task of allowing the reader to fully appreciate the complex nature of unjust discrimination. Harper Lee’s inclusion of characters such as Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Dolphus Raymond and many others, aid the reader to …

…mass. Harper Lee succeeds distinctively in demonstrating racism and prejudice as a central part of Maycomb culture and does well to provide the reader with reasons as to why this is so. Though it is true to say that the trial of Tom Robinson features dominantly, it is ignorant to suggest that Harper Lee dwelled on this event as he did much to ensure a variety of situations which make his feelings on racism evident.