Examples Of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

Has prejudice and contempt altered since the 1930s? 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee covers concepts that are still relevant today. Yet, the most prominent issue is prejudice. The book portrays prejudice through the eyes of a child, and it makes the reader view the book differently compared to other novels. The child in question is Scout Finch. when she got older, she began to understand themes of racism, sexism, and classism. All being forms of prejudice. The perspective of a young child in the book gives the reader a more simplistic view on the otherwise serious topics without taking away from the main concept of prejudice. Making the novel perfect to educate future students in schools.

One of the main forms of prejudice that is still

This really shows how corrupt society’s views on women and that even looked up to characters can’t bend social norms. This further shows how well TKAM represents sexism compared to other sources of information.

‘Miss Maudie can’t serve on a jury because she is a woman.’ (Page 241, chapter 23) Atticus saying this shows how sexism is a major issue in Maycomb. However, just because Atticus said this doesn’t mean he is sexist; he was just explaining to his kids why the town of Maycomb wouldn’t let Miss Maudie be on the jury and this just strengthens the argument stated earlier being that sexism is a major issue in Maycomb.

Time and time again, sexism is shown in TKAM, with this topic being about the town's view of women in the jury. But with this example alone, it shows how deeply rooted sexist views are forced on the main character, and these views are shown differently compared to other novels. The hateful words said by some of the characters make the reader feel annoyed and upset TKAM is the best book for teaching about prejudice and that’s why it must continue to be taught in

Classism is discrimination against someone due to their class in society. Atticus in this instance, was disrespected by people such as Mrs. Dubose. After the death of Atticus’s wife, it gave people a reason to disrespect Atticus, Scout, and Jem’s mental hygiene. (Chapter 11, pg. 111), shows this as it is said, ‘‘‘your father is no better than the n****rs and trash he works for’.’’ This can show Mrs. Dubose’s hatred towards Atticus, but doesn’t talk about classism, this is seen later in the page where it is said, ‘half the Finches where in the asylum anyway, but if our mother were living, we would not have come to such a state.’ This shows how due to the death of their mother it lowered the Finch households’ social class because without a mother figure, society assumed the children are always in trouble and the women aren’t lady like. Although classism isn't a prominent form of prejudice with in in the novel, the way TKAM depicts class inequality through Mrs. Dubose clearly shows why the book must be taught in schools in the years