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To Kill a Mockingbird is a narrative written by Harper Lee. Throughout the novel, Jem, the brother of Scout, is trying to comprehend in his own mind the darker aspects of human nature. It is not until the end of the novel that Jem and scout understand the world, and is one step closer to becoming more mature. Harper Lee uses mediation to create a theme that illustrates the injustices of prejudice, fear, and acceptance.
Harper Lee choose the setting as an imaginary Maycomb county in Alabama during the 1930's. She set the story during this time because it was a time of social conflict, and a time when Americans began to start thinking about more modern social issues. Harper Lee chose to tell the book from the eyes of Scout, because Scout's innocence and young age allow her to have a pure, untainted view on any event that takes place. In general, Scout observes, but has no preconception of the events that develop. Scout's point of view was also chosen because as a child, she can find the smallest bit of goodness that exists in anyone. For a child, it is easier to see the shades of gray of someone's character. A child cannot cite someone's age or gender etcetera as a cause for their problems or shortcomings. After examining every character in the book through the eyes of Scout, not one character has made a conscious decision to be evil.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, racism is the cause of much agony to the blacks of a segregated South. Along with blacks, other groups of people are judged unfairly because of their difference from others. The prejudice and bigotry of society causes the victimization of people with differences. Some who are discriminated against are those who are born differently than the majority of the community. One person that is treated unfairly is Calpurnia, as you can see when Aunt Alexandra tried to get Atticus to fire Calpurnia, because in her eyes, Calpurnia wasn't a good enough female role model for Scout(136). This is a prejudice action,...