Examples Of Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

We are living in a society where labels are a normal. Thinking that categorizing individuals is essential for judgment. Instead of simply getting to know someone, society has made it that if someone has a trait similar to a category. They’re just like them. This making acceptance so much harder than it should be. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee it can be seen how discrimination has affected how people are valued in society based on their differences. This can be seen several times such as when scout is neglected because of her young age, when scout learns that women can’t be part of the jury because they either too delicate or chatty, and when Jem gets angry that Tom Robinson has lost the case. Thus proving how prejudice thoughts and

For instance when Scout was talking about why didn't Arthur Radley step out of his house to Miss.Maudie. As scout was explaining what her father said about loving folks, Miss. maudie interrupts telling scout “ [she's] too young to understand it”. It can be seen how because of scouts young age, Miss. Maudie assumed that scout wasn’t mature enough nor intelligent to understand what she was trying to hint.This is indicating how Miss. Maudie believes that scout is to naive to understand what would Arthur Radley go through if he stepped out, as Scout is yet to experience how viall society treats people with a bad reputation. “ She doesn’t understand Reverend, she ain’t nine yet” is what Jem comments when reverend sykes tell him to take Scout home. In this quote what the author is trying to put out is both males think that scout wouldn't understand what's going on in the trial because of her young age and lack of maturity. They don’t realize that Scout’s maturity isn’t the same thing as intelligence. Scout replies back by saying she does understand and it’s proven when scouts starts to analyze the