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ReflectiononNovelToKillAMockingbirdToKillaMockingbirdistheonlysuccessfulnovelofHarperLee.ThestorytakesplaceinAlabamaduringtheDepressionintheearly20thcentury.Threekids,Scout,DillandJimliketheMockingbird,akindofFinch.theyusetheireyesto见证了一个个事件的发生和结局。Whichdelvingintohumanity,法制，正义，道义andissuesofsocietyunderthesettingofAmerica。CommentsThenovelcoversseveralthemes,delvingintohumanity,issuesofsocietyunderthesettingofAmericaduringtherecessionintheearly20thcentury.MajorThemeGoodandEvilToKillaMockingbirdisanexplorationofhumanmorality,andpresentsaconstantconversationregardingtheinherentgoodnessorevilnessofpeople.Atticus,fatherofScoutandJem,alsoplaystheroleofteacher,forhischildrenandhistown.Atticusbelievesthatpeopleusuallycontainaspectsofbothgoodandevil,butthatgoodwillusuallyprevail.Atticusteachesthistohischildren,butalsotothetown,asheworkstodefendTomRobinson,aninnocentblackmanaccusedofrapingawhitewoman.IntheracisttownofMaycombintheheartofAmerica'sSouthduringtheDepressionera,thisisaHerculeantask.Despitethechallengeofovercomingthetown'sdeeplyingrainedracismandforcingpeopletochangetheirsocialperspectives,Atticusstruggleson,becausehebelievesthatoneday,goodnesswillprevailovertheevilsofracismandracialequalitywillexist.MajorThemeEducationShortlyafterthenovelbegins,Scoutstartsherfirstyearatschool.TheeducationalsysteminMaycombleavesmuchtobedesired.ScoutisaheadofherclassmatesbecauseAtticushastaughthertoreadandwrite,andCalpurniahaseventaughtherscript.However,onceherteacherdiscoversthis,shepunishesScoutandtellshernottolearnanythingelseathome,becauseherfatherdoesnotknowhowtoteachherproperly.Thisisthefirstclearconflictbetweeninstitutionalizededucationandeducationinthehome.MajorThemeSocialInequalityScoutelucidatesthetown'ssocialstrataquiteclearlyonherfirstdayatschoolwhenWalterCunninghamdoesnothavelunchorlunchmoney.HerclassmatesaskhertoexplaintotheteacherwhyWalterwon'ttakealoanedquartertobuylunch,andshelecturestheteacherontheCunningham'sfinancialsituationandhowtheytradegoodsforservices.Scoutandtheotherchildrenhaveaveryclearunderstandingofthesocialinequalitiesintheirtown,butseetheseinequalitiesasnaturalandpermanent.TheFinchfamilyfallsratherhighupinthesocialhierarchy,whiletheEwellfamilyfallsatthebottom.However,thishierarchyonlyincludeswhitepeople.Maycomb'sblackpopulationfallbeneathallwhitefamiliesinMaycomb,includingtheEwells,whomAtticuslabelsastrash.MajorThemePerspectiveThroughoutthenovel,Atticusurgeshischildrentotrytostepintootherpeople'sshoestounderstandhowtheyseetheworld.WheneverScoutdoesn'tunderstandJem,Atticusencourageshertotrytounderstandhowhemightbefeeling.Usually,Scoutfindsthisadvicehelpful,andherattemptstogaininsightintootherpeople'sperspectivesonlifeandtheworldbroadenhermoraleducationandsocialunderstanding.MajorThemeRacismObviously,racismisamajorthemeofthenovel.DuringtheDepressionera,blackswerestillhighlysubjugatedmembersofsociety.Blackswerenotpermittedtocomminglewithwhitesinpublicsettings,asexemplifiedinthecourthousephysicalseparationofracesandintheclearlydistinctblackandwhiteareasoftown.Moreover,thingslikeintermarriagewerealmostunheardof,andsorelylookeddownupon.Throughoutthenovel,Scoutexploresthedifferencesbetweenblackpeopleandwhitepeople.TomRobinsonisconvictedpurelybecauseheisablackmanandhisaccuseriswhite.Theevidenceissopowerfullyinhisfavor,thatraceisclearlythesingledefiningfactorinthejury'sdecision.Atticusfightsagainstracism,andafewothertownspeopleareonhisside,includingMissMaudieandJudgeTaylor.JemandScoutalsobelieveinracialequality,butareobviouslyintheminority.WhenAtticuswinsthetrial,hetriestomakehischildrenunderstandthatalthoughhelost,hedidhelpmovealongthecauseofendingracismasevidencedbythejury'slengthydeliberationperiod.Usually,suchatrialwouldbedecidedimmediately.ReflectionThisnovelimpressesonmeprofoundly.PrejudiceandinjusticeontheNegroaredeeplyrootedinpeople'sheartinthesmallsoutherntown.However,justiceandkindnessstillexist.ThoughFinch'seffortultimatelyturnedoutchangelessoftheracialtensioninthetown,hisnoblespirithadsetangoodexampleforpeopleofconscience.Besides,anotherthingIwanttomentionisthetitle“tokillamockingbird”.Literally,thenovelseemstohavenothingtodowiththemockingbird,butactually,ithasagreatsymbolicmeaning.Itpresentstheinnocent.Wecansaytheblackman,Finch,JamesandJanewereallmockingbirds.Furthermore,itisasymbolofthenoblekindofhumanquality.Finchoncetoldhischildrenthatnevertokillamockingbird,becausethisbirdneverdosomethingevil,itjustsingforhumanbeings,it’sasintokillit.Likewise,tokillaaninnocentblackmanisalsoasin,hejustlivedquietly,notmakinganytroubles.Aspeopleofconscience,weshouldguardhumandignityandequality.