Lack Of Justice In To Kill A Mockingbird

“To Kill a Mockingbird”, composed by Harper Lee is a southern Gothic novel published 11 July 1960. The novel follows Scout as she discovers the prejudice of the Deep South through her father’s representation of a black man. Harper Lee explores key issues, which stem from the context of 1930’s Alabama, such as racial prejudice, gender inequality and poverty through the use of many language techniques.

Harper Lee explores the key issue of racial prejudice in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird through language techniques. Racism was acceptable in the 1930’s because colored people were considered inferior to white people. The composer utilizes personification to comment on the racial prejudice in her novel. “I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout

The novel's context refers to a time where colored people were poor and suffered harshly in the justice system. Harper Lee exhibits colloquial language to structure the novel to make it sound more realistic to the 1930’s. “Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth’s told.” The colloquial language is utilized to further emphasize the injustice during the 1930’s in Alabama. Atticus says this knowing very well about the lack of justice and the unfair prejudicial conditions that Tom Robinson faces. Furthermore, Harper Lee exhibits her view on the lack of justice through allusion. “I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man,” Reverend Sykes is foreshadowing the Jury’s decision of Tom Robinson’s trial and how he knows that it is an injustice that black people like Tom Robinson are always unfairly trialed and persecuted. Furthermore, Reverend Sykes understands the injustice that Tom Robinson faces and has come to terms that he will be convicted guilty just like all other colored men when on trial. To conclude, through the use of colloquial language and foreshadowing, Harper Lee explores the key theme of injustice, which stems from 1930’s Alabama, which this novel is based