Reflection To kill A Mockingbird/Context
The 1960's was the era of the Civil Rights Movement when the African Americans began to fight for justice and for equality in the American society. It was an important time in history when discrimination, which was accepted for so long in the society, began to face the public's eyes as an issue that was worth to fight for 20 years. I was distraught when I heard my fellow classmates deliver their speeches on various events that occurred during Harper Lee's context. It made me realise the significance of each of these events as to how it was reflected in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. In her novel, Harper Lee faces and challenges the prejudice that has occupied her society for so many decades.
Tom Robinson's trial reflects The Scottsboro Trial that took place in the 1930's. It made me realise how the injustice and racial discrimination was not only the beliefs of the society but also evolved around the unjust law. The......
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