Friday, May 22, 2015

Harper Lee challenges the values relating to prejudice in her times. Is she successful in To Kill a Mockingbird? Please explain why.


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Harper Lee is
successful lin challenging prejudice ideas within the confines of the novel To Kill a
Mockingbird. The story is told from the view point of a child, Scout. We see Scout grow
to see and understand the injustices and prejudices around her. Since Scout as the
narrator comes to recognize these prejudices, we are forced to see them through her
eyes. Lee also allows the reader to see more than the characters in the novel. For
instance, we know the truth about the situation with Tom Robinson, but many of the
characters don't. The reader knows that he is innocent and understands why he is being
accused. The town folk do not have the same information. This makes it easier for the
reader to see the behavior towards Tom and Atticus as unfair and prejudice. Of course,
this is all within the confines of the novel itself. The reaction to her novel in the
time it was released was more varied.







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