English Year 10 - To Kill A Mockingbird: Themes & Symbols

Symbols 

• Mockingbirds, Boo Radley
• Physical challenges, The knothole, The Rabid Dog
   

Motifs (recurring structures that help to develop the story's themes)

• Gothic details, Small-town life
• Darkness
  
  

Themes discussed in this short video include:
race & prejudice, class, equality vs inequality, morality

Themes 

SparkNotes themes include:

• The coexistence of good and evil
• The importance of moral education
• The existence of social inequality
• Prejudice
• Law
• Lying
   

BBC Bitesize themes include:

• Prejudice
• Family life
• Courage