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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the issue of discrimination, a common occurrence In the sass. During this time period there were two events that carved society; the Great Depression and the Introduction of Jim Crow Law. This resulted in gender and racial discrimination and extreme poverty. During this time period many people were under extreme pressure just to keep alive. Scout, daughter of Attic’s Finch spends much of her time with her older brother Gem and is constantly trying to prove herself his equal. Like all women in Macomb, Scout finds reseller a victim of gender discrimination.
Aunt Alexandra tells Scout a few times that she “could not hope to be a lady If she wore breeches”. Aunt Alexandra also expects Scout to play with stoves, tea sets, and necklaces. Aunt Alexandra Is not the only person who is discriminative towards women, even Attic’s who is said to not judge anyone, also discriminates against women. On page 244, Attic’s tells Gem that “women are not allowed to serve on juries in Alabama”. Attic’s even jokes that “court would never get a complete case tried with women on the Jury because women loud interrupt to ask questions”.
Scout even agrees with Attic’s on this. She says, “Perhaps our forefathers were wise. ” The gender discrimination displayed by Attic’s and Aunt Alexandra prove that In the sass’s women were not acknowledged or treated the same as men. The most prominent type of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird is racial discrimination, this leads to the death of an innocent black man, Tom Robinson. Tom was accused by Male Lowell of rape. In the court hearing, it seems that Tom is innocent because the person who beat Male led primarily with heir left hand, and Tom’s left hand is crippled.
Even though there Is no sufficient evidence that Tom tried to rape Male, the Jury convicts Tom. The Jury convicted Tom simply because It was his word against a white woman’s word. In truth Tom was just trying to help Male as she was needing someone to help her with a chore, but for the white people of Macomb to think that a black man could help a white woman was preposterous! The racist attitudes shown by the town of Macomb towards the unfair trial of Tom Robinson portrays how black people were treated during the ass’s.
In To Kill a Mockingbird the Cunningham are very poor people, the Great Depression put many people Into extreme debt and poverty. The rich people had very little respect for the poor of Macomb. Aunt Alexandra, sister of Attic’s is very prejudiced towards the poor people of Macomb. When Scout wanted to invite Walter Cunningham over, Aunt Alexandra reply is “Jean Louise, there is no doubt in my mind that they’re good folks. But they’re not our kind of folks. ” When Scout presses further, asking why she can’t play with Walter, Aunt Alexandra responds “Because he s poor white trash. These attitudes expressed by Aunt Alexandra demonstrate how the wealthy felt towards the poorer people In the cays. During the cays, discrimination was a very common social problem. The Jim Crow Law and the Great Depression resulted in the discriminating values and attitudes portrayed by Americans during this time. The issues of racism, gender inequality and poverty resulted in the loss of people’s lives or their chance to live their life. To Kill a Mockingbird Prejudice and Racism By Rearrangements common occurrence in the sass.
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