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To Kill A Mockingbird Theme Essay

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Themes God giveth and god taketh away: Crusoe believes he is on the Island because he has angered god by disobeying the wishes of his father. Once he begins trying to repent for his sins by praying and educating Friday in the ways of Christ,partially so that he may experience deliverance. Many positive aspects on the island develop after religious devotion, such as his ability to transition to working for comfort besides survival, finding a companion in Friday, and eventually being rescued. It is natural for man to kill in fear of being killed: In the beginning of the book Robinson and Xury kill large African animals and speak of how they fear them. Later in the book Robinson deathly fears the “savages” he knows to practice ritualistic

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