In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee creates a diverse plot that captures her audience’s attention. Through the eyes of a little girl named Scout, Harper Lee tells us a story of a family and community during the 1930’s. The town she is raised in is a little town called Maycomb, a town full of poverty, injustice, and depression The author of the book establishes many different themes including; racism, injustice, and depression. One main reoccurring theme that is seen throughout the book is intolerance. Harper Lee illustrates intolerance through Bob Ewell, Jean Louis Finch, and Lula. The first and most obvious example of intolerance is shown through Bob Ewell. Mr. Ewell is a dirt poor, abusive, alcoholic man who refuses to accept
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As the novel begins, we see the children acting out scenes portraying Boo as a murderer. Most of everyone in Maycomb has heard the stories about Boo’s past and believe them. A big part of the community do no ever even call him by his real name, Author Radley. Author is the man everybody has heard about, but not many people have ever seen him. The most commonly known story about Boo is introduced to us by the narrator, “According to Miss. Stephanie, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from the Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants leg, and resumed his activities” (Lee 13). This horrific story is believed by most people in the county of Maycomb. It is a representation of intolerance, because no one has the audacity to accept someone who is different. They believe because Boo stays to himself and seems a little awkward that make him a bad man. This small town’s community is unwilling to tolerate a man who has done nothing wrong, besides not being a part of their stereotypical
As the novel begins, we see the children acting out scenes portraying Boo as a murderer. Most of everyone in Maycomb has heard the stories about Boo’s past and believe them. A big part of the community do no ever even call him by his real name, Author Radley. Author is the man everybody has heard about, but not many people have ever seen him. The most commonly known story about Boo is introduced to us by the narrator, “According to Miss. Stephanie, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from the Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants leg, and resumed his activities” (Lee 13). This horrific story is believed by most people in the county of Maycomb. It is a representation of intolerance, because no one has the audacity to accept someone who is different. They believe because Boo stays to himself and seems a little awkward that make him a bad man. This small town’s community is unwilling to tolerate a man who has done nothing wrong, besides not being a part of their stereotypical