Jocelyn Travis Mrs. Ducolon English 10 10 April, 2023 Social Exclusion in To Kill a Mockingbird Overall, people part of groups that have negative stereotypes are more vulnerable to social exclusion than others. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee characters of all kinds of social groups face discrimination and excluded from society. Prejudice based upon race, mental illness, and gender ultimately lead to the creation of negative stereotypes and social exclusion. An important character, Mrs. Dubose faces struggles with addiction which causes her to act harshly towards others. Judging Scout based on her appearance, Mrs. Dubose yells ¨Don´t you say hey to me, you ugly girl.¨ (PDF 103) Without understanding her position, Jem and Scout know her as just a mean old lady due to how she treats them. Several nights, Atticus would observe that Jem was furious because of something that Mrs. Dubose said that day. Atticus, one of the only ones who knew how addicted Mrs. Dubose was, reminded the kids that “She’s an old lady …show more content…
Dubose faced, Boo Radley experiences discrimination and social exclusion throughout the book because of his struggles with mental health. Because he never went outside, he was often mistaken for being crazy, or extremely violent to anyone around him. Since everyone believes that he is dangerous, they call him the “malevolent phantom.”, due to him never leaving his home. When meeting Boo for the first time, they realize that he is really no threat and that he is very different than what they thought he would be like. ¨People have a habit of doing everyday things even under the oddest conditions. I was no exception: “Come along, Mr. Arthur,” I heard myself saying, “you don’t know the house real well. I’ll just take you to the porch, sir.” Boo Radley is not considered normal in society because of his strange behavior which is ultimately misunderstood until the end of the