From Martin Luther King to Nelson Mandela and many more in between, people have tried to encourage the condemnation of prejudice. Harper Lee and Mildred D. Taylor have tried to do this using the medium of the novel. Many people would feel that the books could be set in the 19th century due to the significance of the prejudice and racism involved. They are actually set in the 1930s and, whilst these childhood accounts were …showed first 75 words of 5378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5378 total…late 70's. Maybe it was still not possible for a black person to have written such a book in 1950's America. The biggest similarity between the two books is that they both raise awareness of the reality of the situation of 1930's USA. By giving the reader more insight and information they try to reduce misconception and ignorance which forms the basis of all prejudice. Only with knowledge is one able to truly condemn prejudice.