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Themes and Issues of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

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Having been imprisoned inside his own house for fifteen years has enabled the town to spread malicious rumours about him. The responder is given a description of his appearance, a man of ?about six-and-a-half feet tall?a long jagged scar that ran across his face'. This description highlights the ignorance of the town, showing that although many citizens have not seen Boo face-to-face, they still discuss his appearance as though they have, evident in the children's games played by Jem, Scout and Dill...
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This injustice foreshadows the injustice shown in Part II of the text, where a black man, Tom Robinson, is on trial for the rape of a young woman, Mayella Ewell. Although his lawyer, Atticus Finch, clearly proves to the jury ? consisting of twelve white men ? that Tom is innocent, he is still proven guilty...
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