In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee makes a thematic statement on the prejudices and racism in modern society. Prejudice is defined as a preconceived judgment or opinion towards an object, person, or race. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the harsh realities of the 1930s - and the segregation of Black from White - are powerfully expressed by a few primary "mockingbirds" and an idol propagator of prejudice. Although Arthur Radley and Tom …
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…because she is obsessed with heredity. She also has a biased image of how a lady should live, and tries to impose it upon Scout. Aunt Alexandra clarifies the important Streaks and living guides of Maycomb, and proves to be a perfect match for its society. By the end of the novel, a mockingbird is killed due to racism; another is saved from prejudice; and a woman of bigotry is exposed to fairness and equality.