{"id":5574,"date":"2017-10-11T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&p=5574"},"modified":"2019-02-16T16:15:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T00:15:37","slug":"themes-in-to-kill-a-mockingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/themes-in-to-kill-a-mockingbird\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Important Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever watch one of those home decorating shows where the decorator asks, \u201cWhat sort of theme do you want to go with?\u201d<\/p>\n

The decorator is essentially asking about theme because he wants to know whether he should use elements of early modern, colonial, or maybe contemporary design to tie everything together to create that cozy, mountain retreat.<\/p>\n

In a sense, literature is sort of like decorating. Decorators need themes to tie the elements of a room together. Similarly, writers include a theme (or several themes) to tie ideas in literature together.<\/p>\n

So what, exactly, is a theme in literature? A theme is the underlying meaning of a literary work. It\u2019s what the author is trying say by writing the piece.<\/p>\n

A theme is not simply a plot summary or what the literary work is about.<\/p>\n

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Thus, even if you read To Kill a Mockingbird,<\/i> it could very well mean that you know all about Jem, Scout, Atticus, and Boo Radley and could write a superb summary<\/a> of the book.<\/p>\n

But you might not be sure what to write if you\u2019re assigned to write a paper about the themes <\/i>in To Kill a Mockingbird<\/i>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve found yourself in this very situation, here are three themes in To Kill a Mockingbird<\/i> to help you get started.<\/p>\n