To Kill a Mokingbird?

I think that this book is going to be primarily about racism, childhood innocence, ignorance, and the concept of evil. The kids’ dad is a lawyer who has seen evil and is defending a black man from the evils of the racist community. And, up until this point, the kids have had no concept of evil and how it could hurt them. Jem, who loses all faith in justice when the obviously innocent black man is convicted, is wounded by a racist man trying to kill them because their father defended a black man. Scout has also lost some faith in justice and the world. The rest of the town are ostracizing her and her family simply because her father chose to defend an innocent man. In the end, however, she realizes that there is still potential to be good inside of everyone when Boo saves her and Jem from the racist man trying to kill them. Scout, in a way, becomes much like her dad, who has, in his many years of being a lawyer, has seen his share of evil and corruption but still believes their is potential for good in every human being. But one of the main points is that there is evil, and either not knowing of it or denying it can leave you hurt (represented by Jem). But it is something Scout and Jem have never seen until this, their childhood kept them blind from the evil in the world. But now, after all these events that take place in the book, they know of evil, and they also know there can be good. And, with this, ends their ignorance of childhood.

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