How To Kill A Mockingbird Changed Today

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The novel To Kill A Mockingbird displays a large amount of racism as well as discrimination. This can also be seen in the real world as well. Many people are racist and create groups to protest for what they believe. Furthermore, people discriminate against people who are different or don’t believe in the same ideals. They convey this by protesting, organizing groups, and racial profiling. These are the topics I will be analyzing in this essay to show how much hasn’t changed for some people since To Kill A Mockingbird’s release and present day. The first topic I will interpret is the groups people organize to try and take matters into their own hands and get what they want. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a group of people gathered up

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