Theme Of Justice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses symbolism to describe racism and justice. Published in July 11 1960, this book takes place in the Great Depression in the small town of Maycomb. An innocent, African American Tom robinson was unfairly put on trial for raping Mayella Ewell. Besides all the racism in this town, Boo Radley is characterized to be a crazy introvert who is locked up in his house.But,this rumor about Boo is proven to be wrong in so many ways. There are many important symbols in this story, but I think the most important ones are the mockingbird, knothole, and the Mad Dog. The mockingbird is one of the most important symbolizes in the book because it symbolizes all the innocent people in the book that have been hurt

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