Premise: To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960 . One critic explains the novel 's impact by writing , `` In the twentieth century , To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America , and its protagonist , Atticus Finch , the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism . '' As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman , the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence . The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice .
Hypothesis: To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel.
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