Harper Lee is the author of the book "To Kill A Mockingbird." The incident involving Mr. Radley and his shooting<em> demonstrates the </em><em>racism </em><em>and prejudice that existed in Maycomb.</em>
Racism served as the book's main theme. When Dill, Jem, and Scout attempt to sneak a peek into Mr. Radley's home in Chapter 6, they hear a gunshot. When Mr. Radley saw the shadow of a man, he pulled the trigger because he thought it was a black man who might have broken into his home to steal collard greens from his garden.
The event in To Kill A Mocking Bird had a strong undertone of racism, since Mr. Radley <em>fired the rifle without even pausing to consider who the shadow belonged to. </em>The novel's issue of racism is brought to light when the reader realizes that the shadow is that of a black man. It also makes clear that Maycomb residents were openly racist.
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