I had to think about this prompt for a while but I finally came to the conclusion of To Kill a Mockingbird being comparable to Great Expectations. One of the main themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is crime and punishments and has the motif of mystery and jails. Scout and Jem go to the jail where they check on their dad and Pip goes with Mr. Wemmick to meet with someone who is being sentenced to death. In addition to having a similar motif and theme, these two books also have significant character who are lawyers.
Not only are there similarities, but there are many differences. Jaggers is a tough mysterious man and Atticus isn't. Atticus is a very good teacher to his kids and is very honest and open. Whenever Pip asks who his anonymous benefactor was, Jaggers says that he simply cannot answer. When I judged the main themes in both of the books I found that they are very different. In To Kill a Mockingbird I think the main theme is loss of innocence while in Great Expectations it is becoming a gentleman.
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