In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee makes a thematic statement on the prejudices and racism in modern society. Prejudice is defined as a preconceived judgment or opinion towards an object, person, or race. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the harsh realities of the 1930s - and the segregation of Black from White - are powerfully expressed by a few primary "mockingbirds" and an idol propagator of prejudice. Although Arthur Radley and Tom …showed first 75 words of 1564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1564 total…because she is obsessed with heredity. She also has a biased image of how a lady should live, and tries to impose it upon Scout. Aunt Alexandra clarifies the important Streaks and living guides of Maycomb, and proves to be a perfect match for its society. By the end of the novel, a mockingbird is killed due to racism; another is saved from prejudice; and a woman of bigotry is exposed to fairness and equality.