American Research Journal of English and Literature

Introduction: Harper Lee’s ‘To kill a mocking bird’ is an exceedingly influential novel highlighting the repulsion of racial discrimination and racial issues concerning a staunch, typically a white town in the deep south of the United States of America. Racial injustice is the backbone of the novel. The entire plot spins around the case of a black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping a white woman. Atticus Finch is the man who tries to defend Tom. The differences between white and black has been explored throughout the novel. Tom is found guilty because of the color of his skin. The race stands against him as strong evidence and everything has proceeded from the perception of prejudice, racism has become a critical thematic string. The novel throws light on several social injustice issues which affect number black people and the chief victim is Tom Robinson.