On 28 August 1963, 210 000 people gathered at the Washington Monument and marched to Lincoln Memorial. During this period of time, Martin Luther King delivered one of the most memorable speeches of the century, ¡§I Have a Dream¡. The speech, which represents the voices of all black people, reflects the discrimination and harsh treatments towards the Blacks during the mid 1900s; however, after forty years, King¡s dream had not still been fulfilled yet. A black American student stood up and gave the public another dream, hoping that one day it will come to a success. Harper Lee¡s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Shelly¡s poem, Dream, both demonstrate the theme of discrimination in self beliefs, in culture and in society.
             In the novel, most of the characters reflect the theme of discrimination through self beliefs. This is especially evident in Atticus and Boo Radley. Atticus¡ education provides a direct counterpoint for his effective education to his children, which teaches them how to deal with reality and how to respond to one¡s hatred. Moreover, he tells them that one should not go along with the decisions of the majority of society when determining whether someone is guilty. Instead, one should follow one¡s own conscience. People should observe things from all points of views, especially the victim¡s point of view in order to make a just and fair judgment.
             ¡§Reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up.¡(Lee)
             Boo Radley is an intelligent and emotional child who is constantly abused by his father, This provides an example of the cruel treatments that evil poses to innocence and goodness. The local children are terrified of the Radley¡s place and imagine Boo as a bloodthirsty ogre. Scout, Jem and Dill are frightened yet fascinated and repeatedly try to catch a glimpse of him or lure him from the house. Nevertheless, their curiosity is refused by Atticus, who does not al...