Novel released during the Civil Rights Era, To Kill a Mockingbird, sheds light on the anguish felt by that society as it dealt with issues of racial injustice and segregation in the Alabama town of Maycomb. While the Ewells exemplify the worst of Maycomb's societal problems, Lee emphasizes that most townspeople are diligent and nice, albeit with a general contempt for colored people. The work explores the intricacies of human conduct in a racially divided society, exposing both compassion and bigotry. Lee uses the Finch family to examine themes of innocence and moral integrity in the context of systematic racism. The article illustrates Finch's family's actual attitude to the colored folk as a role model for the entire world.

societal issues, innocence, colored people, human rights, racism, segregation, Maycomb

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