In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are many themes that are shown. The one theme that stands out a lot in the book is the racism/ prejudice theme. The book was also set in the south and the time when racism was common in the United States. There is always at least one example on the page showing a raciest comment or saying. One that stands out all the time in the book is when people are talking, they are constantly saying things like N-word, N-word lover and so on. A clear example is on pg. 180 where Mayella Ewell said, "I said come here, nigger, and bust off this chiffarobe for me, I gotta nickel for you." This shows that white people are still considered better then black people.
Another way racism is show is in the Tom Robinson case. The colored people have there own section and seperated from the white people. Also people side with the white folk when Tom Robinson was convicted of rape even though there was plenty of evidence proving that he wasn't guilty. This proves that white people still think they are better then colored people and have more right to mostly everything.
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I think that you are completely correct on that main theme of racism and prejudice. I agree that the N word is used a lot in the book, just so that the white people feel better about themselves. I wrote about the same main theme. Another example is when Cal takes Jem and Scout to church and Lula say that they dont belong, this shows some blacks are racist too.
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