Theme Of Stereotypes In To Kill A Mockingbird

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is a retelling of a story of how Scout, the narrator, believes her brother broke his arm. The story first tells of the reclusive Radley family, and their outlandishness in comparison to the rest of the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the early twentieth century. As siblings Jem and Scout, and friend Dill go about trying to lure out Boo Radley, who is regarded as a mad man, the group slowly starts to debunk the stereotypes and gossip for what they really are. This remains true as the kids followed the trial of an innocent black man, with their father acting as the lawyer defending him. By association, their family is tormented by the less open-minded townsfolk, even by their own aunt, who is unapproving of