Life is an endless battle between good and evil. This battle is present in movies, politics, music, and even literature. Such struggles can also exist in the most innocent, hospitable towns where “yes, Ma’m” and “no, Sir” are and integral part of the daily parley. In To Kill a Mockingbird the author, Harper Lee, makes the reader feel as if he is an active participant in the development of the novel. Lee allows the …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…small town’s struggle between the sinless and the sinister. As the story line evolves, the characters, setting, mood, and conflict all draw to an inevitable crescendo where purity and goodness are challenged by prejudice and discontent. Although Maycomb County is a fictitional place, the message is universal and timely. Even in a millennium, the innocent must be protected whether it be in one’s environment, in one’s community, or in one’s self.