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To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a story of racial injustice, sexism, and many other types of prejudice.
Perhaps the most obvious form of prejudice found in the novel is racism.
Tom Robinson was a hardworking, charitable person, who always put the needs of others above his own, but because of his skin colour. He was chosen as a target of racial prejudice, by those too ignorant to recognize his kindness, and care for all those around him. The 35-year-old, husband of three would never hurt a soul.
Tom Robinson was found guilty and convicted by an all white jury for a crime he did not commit, the rape of Mayella Ewell, on the night of November the 21st . The trial, and death of Tom Robinson is just one instance of racial prejudice found in the novel, but maybe one of the strongest issues of racism which exists. Atticus Finch once said,
“It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird (Lee 90).”
So why did death come to Tom Robinson, such a......

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