Could you ever imagine living in a time or place where people were not treated equally? The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, could be thought of as a story about prejudice on racial identities in the town of Maycomb. Tom Robinson, a colored man, fights for his life with the help of Atticus Finch, a white man, and Boo Radley fights for the protection from life's cruel and treacherous deeds. Many people were subjected to prejudice according to their race, wealth, and/or past which formed this little town. Although prejudice is considered to be a negative concept, the town lived life this way even if it was wrong and unjust.
Race was an important issue in the early 1900's and in Maycomb this is one of the many ideas that predicts the status of a person and how one lived. A perfect example of this is when Mr. Raymond drinks out of coca cola bottles but makes it appear as if he's drinking alcohol so people have a reason for why he's with a black woman and has mixed......
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