There are those who seek the truth and those that choose to deny its existence. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Oedipus the King by Sophocles, various themes relating to truth are present; in particular, there is a focus on the overall theme of the rejection of the truth. Each piece of work deals with people rejecting the truth; the truth is clearly shown before them, but in each occurrence, the characters …showed first 75 words of 1127 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1127 total…the truth, to realize what is laid before their very own eyes, and what results because of it. It was shown how ironic and ignorant people can be; it was because of this irony and ignorance that, whether or not it was justified; justice was served. Through considering the ideas presented through the three themes, one draws to the conclusion that, through these three themes, a generalized theme of the rejection of the truth exists.