Critical Essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a fictional story set in a small Southern town, Maycomb, in the early 1930. ... In, To Kill a Mockingbird, the socioeconomic status of the white community is depicted with the Finch family as the upper-class. ... The Ewell father, Robert Lee, drinks and doesn't take proper care of his seven children. ... In the seventy years since the fictional scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird took place small steps in the improvement of the race relations might have taken place, but it's not even close to enoug...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts in the early and middle 1900's. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. During this time in the southern states, black peo...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School