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Harper Lee Gender Roles In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Harper Lee’s examination of gender roles is shown throughout the protagonist Scout. Being a girl, Scout likes to hang out with her brother wearing overalls and short hair. She receives discrimination from none other than family members. Aunt Alexandra states that Scout, having no mother, has no one to look up to and learn girl’s qualities from. Jean Louis, Scout’s, mother passed away due to a heart attack when she was only young. Scout therefore has no idea of who her mother was and has no memories with her. Aunt Alexandra believes that if she starts to live with Atticus’ family, she can be there to teach Scout the true manners of being girl-like, dressing in dresses and coats and looking pretty. Scouts’ grandma also complains and discriminates
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