Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

After examining the books To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne it is clear that they have many similarities when it comes to the theme of discrimination. In both books theme of discrimination is emphasized by aspects of the plot. This theme helps us to learn that society is not always a fair place and that we cannot judge people based on their religion or race and this is why John Boyne and Harper Lee chose to write about this theme. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas the theme of discrimination is emphasized by different aspects of the plot. In To Kill a Mockingbird Ms. Dubose says “Your father’s no better than the n*****s and trash he works for!”. Ms. Dubose says this when Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson, an African American, who is accused of raping a white woman. The aspect of the plot where Atticus defends an African American ,and is looked down upon by other people in the town, shows discrimination because people
The theme of discriminatorios in To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us that in society people can be treated unfairly based on the color of their skin. It also teaches us that it is easy for people to classify each other as a certain way based on the color of their skin, basically going against the saying “Don't judge a book by it’s cover” because they assume what kind of person they are. The same discrimination goes on in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas when people classify the Jewish people as unacceptable to society because their beliefs. In the same way they are assumed to be dirty and unworthy of life simply for what they believe. In both books the discrimination teaches us that society can be unfair when judging people by their religion or race and it is always import to adhere to the saying “Don't judge a book by it’s