misunderstood, as shown by how Jem, Scout and Dill thought ?he?ll kill us
each and everyone?. Boo too, was an outsider he was a man who kept away from
society, as he seemed to fear it. Boo was a man who was misunderstood and
because of this he suffered injustice. Boo did not handle the injustice because
he did not know about it. Harper Lees novel portrays themes which are as
relevant today as they were at the time of its setting. Some children are
influenced by society, but the innocence of some children prove vital in areas
of the novel. An awful lot about Maycomb Society is learnt through the trial,
and experience, which the whole community seems to share. The traits, which the
trial reveals about Maycomb Society, are generally evident elsewhere in the
book. For example these include racism, prejudice, gender bias, class system,
narrow and strict codes of behaviour and gossip. Throughout the story ?To kill
a Mockingbird, people were placed in symbolic and actual prisons. The important
thing is that these people conquered and broke-free from their own imprisonment.
The same challenges and follies that were present in the novel are also present
in our communities; by reading ?To kill a mocking bird? we can learn from
the characters lives and possibly gain insight to our own.
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