Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

All throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents many themes that one could take out of the novel. However, the strongest theme is justice vs. injustice, which several of the characters demonstrate in the novel. There is not only an injustice between races, but also an injustice between genders. The definition of justice is as follows: “The upholding if what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards or law.” According to this definition nearly all of the characters, at one time or another in the novel, have given out the punishment they feel the other person deserves. Or, in other words, they have served what they believe to be a just penalty. However, despite popular belief, most of the