In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Harper Lee has portrayed several instances where the issues of social injustice are established. These include issues containing prejudice, racism, and social inequality. African Americans in the town of Maycomb, Alabama are subject to the appalling treatment from the white folk of the community. There are several examples of social injustice, however, the dominant example of social injustice presented in this novel is Tom Robinson, and his trial. Tom Robinson’s character, in its own, is an example of social injustice because of the inhumane actions carried out by the white members of society. Going to court was simply considered a formality; the verdict of the trial was determined before it ever began due to the
