Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, people constantly stress the idea that Scout must wear a dress to be a lady. Mrs. Dubose says, “What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways” (Lee 135). This quote implies that if Scout does not wear a dress she will not be successful. Femininity, according to the town, means to wear a dress, do what you are told and never talk back, and never work outside or get dirty. It is seen this way due to many previous years of sexism and inequality. The town runs on traditional ideas, not leaving any room for change. This creates the image they know of women, making anything else seen as
Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, people constantly stress the idea that Scout must wear a dress to be a lady. Mrs. Dubose says, “What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways” (Lee 135). This quote implies that if Scout does not wear a dress she will not be successful. Femininity, according to the town, means to wear a dress, do what you are told and never talk back, and never work outside or get dirty. It is seen this way due to many previous years of sexism and inequality. The town runs on traditional ideas, not leaving any room for change. This creates the image they know of women, making anything else seen as