To Kill A Mockingbird Gender Inequality Quotes

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that takes place during the 1930’s in Maycomb County, Alabama. The book tells the story of a little girl named Scout Finch, who is growing up in a world with a harsh reality, more specifically, prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race, this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However, although prejudice occurs all throughout the book, it is most noticeable with Aunt Alexandra’s incident with Calpurnia, Tom Robinson’s trial, and Jem’s realization of gender inequality. These three events are all examples of racial and gender discrimination, which can be argued as the main forms of prejudice in the town of Maycomb County and the main forms that are still alive today, which is the message Harper Lee is trying to convey.
In chapter fourteen, Scout explains to her aunt that she had gone to Calpurnia’s church, which resulted in a negative response from her aunt. When scout asks if she can go once again the next Sunday, Alexandra tells her that she may no longer go to church with Calpurnia and shows strong disapproval of Scout’s relationship with her, because of this, she even goes on to try to fire Calpurnia. The is supported by,
““You all were coming back from Calpurnia’s church that Sunday?” Jem said, “Yessum, she took us.” I remembered something. “Yessum, and she promised me I could come out to her house some afternoon. Atticus. I’ll go next Sunday if it’s all right, can I? Cal said she’d come get me if you were off in the car.” “You may not.” Aunt Alexandra said it” (Lee 137).
With this being said, the reasoning for her disapproval is strongly backed by racism, making this an ideal example of prejudice in the