"To Kill a Mocking-Bird" has many examples of racism and injustice. During this time in history, racism was acceptable, and injustice was a problem in which everyone faced. Racism and injustice are key themes in Harper Lee's book. Not only were those who were black, but also those who were affiliated with blacks, were considered inferior. An example of injustice is Aunt Alexandra's racist attitudes to blacks as she says, "Jem's growing up now and …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…human nature is particularly more complex than they'd ever imagined. The children learn the true dark side of Maycomb at the trial of Tom Robinson, a Negro falsely accused of rape. While Atticus defends Tom as best he can, prejudice in this town had already hung, drawn and quartered Tom before proceedings even began. It was one step forward for creating awareness of Negro mistreatment, one giant leap towards changing the views of man kind.