In the 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee explores the concept of racism in the legal system and the upbringing of children. These notions are shown as one of the main patriarchs, Atticus Finch. He shows his children a principled path through life, and through his court case, he reinforces these philosophies. He also shows the small southern town of Maycomb what it really feels like to be a Negro. Atticus did not fail …showed first 75 words of 1148 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1148 total…mockingbirds of this story are Tom Robinson, who did nothing but help Mayella Ewell, and Arthur "Boo" Radley, who did nothing but stay in his house. Page 99: "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." An essay by Michael Godfrey