The novel To Kill a Mockingbird contains many different literary devices that the author, Harper Lee, portrays throughout the book. The most abundant of the literary devices is the author’s use of theme. Some themes are more thoroughly extended upon and made detectable by Harper Lee. Although some examples of theme throughout the novel are very subtle, the ones described in this paper are the most easily detected and have the most accounts in the novel. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird the themes of prejudice, ignorance, and courage are frequently introduced and expanded upon through characters and situations alike. The theme of prejudice is very prevalent throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Many scenes and character’s provoke the reader to
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The viewing the townspeople have towards people they never meet, people with a certain last name, and people with a different skin tone effects the outcome of many situations like the court case for Tom Robinson. The presence of prejudice blinds multiple characters from seeing reason. After noting the various examples of prejudice shown throughout the town of Maycomb, one cannot help but realize the importance it has on the town, and in the book. The theme of ignorance is introduced and shown mainly through characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ignorance, like prejudice, is the ruin of most of the people in To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout’s ignorance is mainly from immaturity and young age. Bob and Mayella Ewell both share ignorance from never going to school and never wanting to advance intellectually. These characters lack of knowledge effects them many times throughout the novel. Although Scout is more immature than ignorant, she encounters many situations where her lack of knowledge makes her more susceptible to misguidance. One occasion where her ignorance got the best of her is when she discovers the reason why Tom Robinson was accused. When she discovers that he was suspected of rape, she has no knowledge of the meaning whatsoever (Lee 141). Scouts youth and ignorance restrains her from understanding the cause of Tom’s court
The viewing the townspeople have towards people they never meet, people with a certain last name, and people with a different skin tone effects the outcome of many situations like the court case for Tom Robinson. The presence of prejudice blinds multiple characters from seeing reason. After noting the various examples of prejudice shown throughout the town of Maycomb, one cannot help but realize the importance it has on the town, and in the book. The theme of ignorance is introduced and shown mainly through characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ignorance, like prejudice, is the ruin of most of the people in To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout’s ignorance is mainly from immaturity and young age. Bob and Mayella Ewell both share ignorance from never going to school and never wanting to advance intellectually. These characters lack of knowledge effects them many times throughout the novel. Although Scout is more immature than ignorant, she encounters many situations where her lack of knowledge makes her more susceptible to misguidance. One occasion where her ignorance got the best of her is when she discovers the reason why Tom Robinson was accused. When she discovers that he was suspected of rape, she has no knowledge of the meaning whatsoever (Lee 141). Scouts youth and ignorance restrains her from understanding the cause of Tom’s court