... his trial was made up of all white men. A major theme in To Kill A Mockingbird is racism. The town of Maycomb was filled with racism, which is why Tom Robinson was convicted of rape. The setting of To Kill A Mockingbird is a small, southern town in the 1930's. This setting is the most important fictional element that affected the theme of racism in To Kill A Mockingbird. The early 1900's were a hard ... time for negroes. The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified on December 6th, ... citizens and sometimes acted as though they were not human. Earlier in the story, it was said that Boo Radley...

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• Grade Level: High School