To Kill A Mockingbird Discrimination
One of the main themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is discrimination. There are various forms of discrimination found throughout the novel: gender, financial and racial.
The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the southern United States, Maycomb County Alabama, in the 1930’s, a period of racial, gender and financial inequality. Those that were different were not treated the same.
Gender discrimination occurs many times throughout the novel; women are not treated equal to men. An example of this occurs when Scout questions Atticus as to why there are no women on the jury when Atticus is defending Tom Robinson: “ There are lots of reasons. For one thing, Miss Maudie can’t serve on a jury because she’s a woman-”( p221) This …show more content…
Calpurnia scolds Scout for her treatment of Walter who is a guest in her home: “ He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham-” “Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em” (p 24-25). This quote shows the discrimination against the lower class and how people judge them just because they are poor and not as well mannered as the upper class. Calpurnia teaches Scout an important lesson not to discriminate against someone who is not your equal.
Discrimination is found in many forms throughout the novel and the above are just a few examples to show this. Anyone who is unique or different is unfairly judged and shamed.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous novels ever written. One of the most well known quotes is when Atticus says “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (p30). This statement explains how one should never discriminate against a person that is different. Whether the difference is by colour, class or gender. Everybody should be treated the
The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the southern United States, Maycomb County Alabama, in the 1930’s, a period of racial, gender and financial inequality. Those that were different were not treated the same.
Gender discrimination occurs many times throughout the novel; women are not treated equal to men. An example of this occurs when Scout questions Atticus as to why there are no women on the jury when Atticus is defending Tom Robinson: “ There are lots of reasons. For one thing, Miss Maudie can’t serve on a jury because she’s a woman-”( p221) This …show more content…
Calpurnia scolds Scout for her treatment of Walter who is a guest in her home: “ He ain’t company, Cal, he’s just a Cunningham-” “Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em” (p 24-25). This quote shows the discrimination against the lower class and how people judge them just because they are poor and not as well mannered as the upper class. Calpurnia teaches Scout an important lesson not to discriminate against someone who is not your equal.
Discrimination is found in many forms throughout the novel and the above are just a few examples to show this. Anyone who is unique or different is unfairly judged and shamed.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous novels ever written. One of the most well known quotes is when Atticus says “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (p30). This statement explains how one should never discriminate against a person that is different. Whether the difference is by colour, class or gender. Everybody should be treated the