Back in the day, the great depression was among families of all kinds. The days when blacks were treated unfairly and it seemed that everyone was poor and without a home. We have all witnessed this first hand in the documentaries or books in school. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee was said to be “The book of the century!” By the one and only Oprah Winfrey because of its way of expressing the theme “Blacks are no different than whites” through its setting, character development, and conflict. To kill a mockingbird was written about the southern part of the United States called Alabama in the midst of the great depression. The setting of a white neighborhood and a black neighborhood showed the differences and equalities between the two races. The first time they experienced this was when …show more content…
They are civilized in the way that they are accepted and caring for the little they have and own. The church having no programs shows how unhealthy they are not to mention that only 4 people in the church can actually read that including Calpurnia. Still, most of the blacks in the church accepted and greeted the kids as if they were family even though they only have so little. An example being when a member of the church Mr. Zeebo said,”Mister Jem, we’re mighty glad to have you all here.”(120 H.Lee) or when Reverend Stykes calls out, “We are particularly glad to have company with us this morning, Mister and Miss Finch.”(120 H.Lee) Making Scout and Jem more comfortable with not only the church but also with the people from the quarters. In conclusion, the book To Kill A Mockingbird best expresses the theme through Harper Lee's concentration on character development, setting, and conflict. It shows the way one person can be influenced so much with their experiences around a small town called