As a person grows to join society, they will inevitably run into the corruption of the world. The beautifully written To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic piece of American literature that explains this part of life. Maycomb County, Alabama is the home to southerners who seem friendly but are generally offenders of bigotry. Throughout the story, Lee describes the coexistence between good and evil in these people. People are sometimes considered either good or bad. In an imperfect world, there is some ratio between the two. Through her characters, Lee makes the reader understand the complexity of good and bad of people and society.
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It isn’t until after Scout and Jem are forced to help her that it is understood that she is more than what she appeared. Mrs. Dubose uses the children to wean herself off of her addiction to morphine. Although the children do not realize it until after she passes away, Mrs. Dubose shows immense bravery that deserves to be noted. She devotes the rest of her life to ending a life long struggle and she achieves her goal even though she faced tremendous pain and agony. This woman was so much more than the reader may have understood. Mrs. Dubose is proof that there can be good intentions even in the crankiest of people. On the other hand, there can sometimes be corruption in places it should never be, like a courtroom.
The trial of Tom Robinson is simple for the reader to comprehend. Mayella Ewell was beaten by her father and not by black man, Tom Robinson. Atticus Finch fights vigorously for Tom’s case although he knows there is no chance of winning. A courtroom is supposed to be a place of justice and truth. However, there was no chance for a black man in a case involving rape against a white woman. Personal prejudice...
