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Intolerance based upon race and upon a person's age have been an enduring element of society since the beginning of the 20th century. In Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird", the community of Maycomb demonstrates racial and age based intolerance throughout the novel. The most prevalent form of discrimination in Maycomb is white intolerance against blacks. Interestingly, blacks discriminating against whites is another form of intolerance demonstrated throughout the novel. In Maycomb, children as seen …

…understand one another, but they are truly equal in what they value and enjoy. It shows that children can, in fact, be wise above their years and that sometimes kids know a lot more than you think they do, so you should not always look down upon them. Harper Lee sees the possibility of eliminating intolerance, and uses "To Kill A Mockingbird" as in tool in fighting racism and demonstrating the true equality of man.