Promotes tolerance and empathy and speaks out against prejudice. Conveys a deep, moving message about the danger of fear. Other themes include compassion and integrity.

Scout gets into schoolyard brawls with classmates. Jem is attacked, mostly offscreen, and his arm is broken by someone stalking him and Scout. The threat of violence is portrayed through menacing looks and nighttime shadows. A man is falsely accused of rape. In a courtroom, the rape and attack are discussed in detail. A rabid dog is shot and killed.

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The "N" word is used by the antagonist. It's also used by a young girl when she tells her father, a lawyer defending an African-American man, that kids at school say that her father is defending an ["N" word]; her father tells her never to use that word. The outdated words "Negro" and "colored" also are used.

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Cigarette smoking. The antagonist often appears drunk.