A Blinded Town: The Embedded Prejudice in Maycomb

The landmark novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was a simple story with complex literary meaning. There were several uses of metaphors as well as many different themes. These themes include: prejudice and tolerance, moral and physical courage, good and bad parenting, and growing up and understanding. Of the many themes in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the display of prejudice and tolerance in the town of Maycomb was most prominent.

There are different levels of prejudice embedded in the little town of Maycomb. Since this town is so small, its residents know one-another well and have blindly discriminated towards certain people for their differences. On page 226,

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