The themes of racial injustice and discrimination in the United States are addressed in both To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The novels have many similarities in terms of their characters, settings, and themes even though they were written decades apart.

Themes of Racial Injustice

The subject of racial injustice in the US is covered in both novels. While The Hate U Give focuses on the current issue of police brutality against black people, To Kill A Mockingbird discusses racial inequality in the American South during the 1930s.