Themes of To Kill a Mockingbird Race 1. How does the portray its African-American characters? Are there elements of racism in these portrayals? 2. How is the African-American community similar to the white community in Maycomb? How is it different? How might these similarities and differences affect how the two communities see each other? 3. How might Maycomb, and the events of the novel, be different if there were more than two races represented in the town? 4. Does the novel seem to think that racism will eventually be overcome? Or will there always be an element of racism in Maycomb?
Themes of To Kill a Mockingbird Race 1. How does the portray its African-American characters? Are there elements of racism in these portrayals? 2. How is the African-American community similar to the white community in Maycomb? How is it different? How might these similarities and differences affect how the two communities see each other? 3. How might Maycomb, and the events of the novel, be different if there were more than two races represented in the town? 4. Does the novel seem to think that racism will eventually be overcome? Or will there always be an element of racism in Maycomb?