In the Novel The Light in the Forest, prejudice is the most important theme. The idea of judging someone before you meet them is mentioned repeatedly throughout the novel.
True Son, the protagonist of the story, is hateful towards the white race. Even though he was born a white boy, Indians captured him during the French and Indian War in the 1700s and raised him to despise the pale-skinned people. He was brought up thinking that Indians are good and whites are evil. Simlarly, the whites hated the Indians. They thought the Indians were rotten people that tortured and mutilated whites. Their uncivilized way of life was disgusting!
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