Submitted by sadeer on February 23, 2008

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To Kill A Mockingbird

Author: Sadeer Nasser

What Message Does The Novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Convey About Prejudice?

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ was set in Alabama during the thirties and wrote the novel in the sixties when Civil Rights Movement was being written. The message of the novel is that people should not be judged according to who/what they are but should be judged on their actions and behaviours. Harper Lee shows prejudice in events like Tom Robinson’s trial, also through characters like Arthur (Boo) Radley. Prejudice is also shown in the day to day activities.
The novel is titled ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ because the mockingbird represent innocence. At the...

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