How Harper Lee explores the theme of prejudice in the novel To killa mockingbird?Harper Lee explores the theme of prejudice in her novel, set in asmall town called Maycomb. Maycomb County was, and still is, situatedin the state of Alabama. Alabama is a state of The United States ofAmerica. 'To kill a mockingbird'. What does this mean and in what waysare they shown in the novel? It is a sin to kill a mockingbird becauseit does not do any harm or faults to a person, but just sing its heartout to them people. The voice of a mockingbird is a 'sweet' voice andthey sing songs. It is like killing someone or something that isinnocent and hasn't done anything to harm. This does take place inthis novel by Harper Lee. The story is based on mixed cultures and howthe people of Maycomb county react to the situations happening intheir county and their views about it and on the whole of society.This story was set in the times of the 1930's but was written byHarper Lee in the 1960's.There are different ways of showing that a person is prejudiced. InMaycomb, people stick or stay put to their views about other people.You can show prejudice to someone by race, class, gender, wealth, sexand in the other smallest possible ways. These ways of prejudice areall shown in Maycomb County. The main point is that the white colouredpeople give racial comments or abuse to the black coloured people whoare part of the same community.In the in 1930's, the whites where much more higher in all aspects.This is because the blacks were kept as low-paid workers and werelower classed than the white community. The blacks were treated in theworst manner or possible way a whit man could treat a black person. InMayco... ...in the southerncountries of America.There are signs in America that changes are taking place anddeveloping. People had begun to recognize that blacks should beallowed to live equally. Hopes of changes are shown because Mr.Underwood was a racist person but in his editorial he thought it tobeing the 'senseless killing and slaughter of children'. The jury tooklonger than usual to make their decision showing changes and that Mr.Cunningham tried to influence the jury to let Tom Robinson free andkeep him and innocent man when Mr. Cunningham himself was a part ofthe Lynch mob who wanted to hang Tom Robinson after he was put intothe county jail. These are the hopes that are evidently showing andappearing in the county. Aunt Alexandra also starts to change and caremore for the children. These are the changes that are taking place inMaycomb County.
