Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And The Help

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird stated, “Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another race inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned everything is war”. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, the main character, faces all kinds of discrimination along with Skeeter, the main character, from The Help. Scout does not to act like a typical girly girl. She wears overalls and plays around with her brother, Jem, and their friend, Dill. Throughout her story, Scout faces many forms of discrimination. Skeeter, a young writer, finds herself going against her friend’s and family's perspectives on life and racism. Scout and Skeeter are both very active people. They both stand up for what they believe in, even if it goes against everyone else’s opinions. All
To Kill a Mockingbird and The Help have many similarities, but a couple of differences as well. Both stories have main characters that have different opinions and act differently from their fellow characters. Both Scout and Skeeter face gender discrimination and racism. Skeeter is older, so she understands more about the world. Also, Skeeter can be more assertive. Scout, on the other hand, is younger and does not understand as much about what is happening. Another difference is that Skeeter made more of an impact in her town by writing a book. Scout has yet to make a huge impact on her town. In addition, Skeeter was judged more harshly because she is older, whereas Scout is young and innocent. Skeeter reacts differently from Scout because she has more knowledge of the situations. From both of these stories people can learn two different perspectives on two of the same topics, gender discrimination and racism. People can see how Scout reacts differently from Skeeter. All in all, both stories are eye opening and everyone can learn from