To Kill a Mockingbird is a book mainly about courage. Moreover, it contrasts and compares courage against many other themes in order to show the importance of courage. Throughout the book, Atticus, Jem, Scout, Tom and "Boo" Radley displayed courage. Courage shown by the aforementioned characters are contrasted and compared with the lack of education, fear and the prejudice of most of the Maycomb population. These comparisons exemplify the real courage of the above characters, …
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…being have courage. It is the wall of prejudice, built up by bricks of fear that causes the courage to be hidden, locked in, never to see the light of day. The book, To Kill a Mockingbird tries to undo the wall, by smashing it down with language and experiences of a courageous man. It teaches the reader through its themes and issues to be courageous and to never give up what you believe in.