Irony helped each piece to establish the truth of what happens in the respective stories. In To Kill a Mockingbird, everyone in Maycomb, even the "most devout" Christians (Lee 232) expressed signs of racism towards the Black people. Both, the Bible and the law states that 'all men were equal' (205) however; it is peculiar to see that even in a law abiding and highly religious society, the most simplest of rules were completely ignored. It was this ironic perception that the townspeople possessed which eventually led to Tom's demise. Tom was sentenced to prison with the verdict of "guilty" (211); this verdict is ironic to the fact that the law is seeking the truth. Atticus proved that the ev

The theme of ignorance is a crucial part in both To Kill a Mockingbird, and Oedipus the King, to convey a part of the overall theme. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the whole town of Maycomb was ignorant to the fact that Tom Robinson was an innocent man. Tom Robinson is much like a mockingbird in the story, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy." (Lee 90) Tom Robinson was just a man who did what he could to "help" (191) Mayella, but everyone ignores this fact because Tom was a Black man. Everyone ignored anything Tom said because the town possessed a mentality that all Blacks were "ignorant, trashy people" (108) and "immoral beings" (204). It is because of this group mentality, the townspeople would not "trust...a Black man's word against...a White's" (88). This ignorance of the truth ultimately leads to Tom's untimely and grossly unjust death. Although ignorance is not used in the exact way in Oedipus the King as it is in To Kill a Mockingbird to reveal truth, it is still present in the play. Throughout the whole play, Oedipus is seen to ignore his fate and try to take it into his own hands; as he would never go "back to Corinth" (Sophocles 794). Teiresias' attempts to reveal the truth to Oedipus that he was "the murderer" (362) and that his prophecy was fulfilled was completely ignored. Teiresias tried explaining to Oedpius that he was "the man whose crimes pollute" (352) the city, however; Oedipus would not accept this and ignored it. It was this ignorance towards the truth that would ultimately lead to Oedipus' downfall. Much like in To Kill a Mockingbird where Tom's innocence was completely ignored

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