To Kill A Mockingbird Sexism Quotes

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is the story of two young siblings growing up in a town full of prejudice and gossip. Their peace is constantly being disturbed by issues such as court cases, diseases and natural disasters. One of the acts of prejudice that they are faced with concerns sexism and how the people in their town, Maycomb, look down on women and think that they can't be as successful as men, so therefore they deserve to be treated with less respect. The book specifically focuses on the life of Scout, a young girl growing up in this town while struggling with the fact that she stands out from other girls.

During this time period, young girls were only supposed to wear dresses all the time and act behaved, preparing themselves

Scout had always grown up as a “tomboy”, enjoying more outdoor activities and things that boys would usually like. Her aunt, who she calls Aunt Alexandra, agreed with society's beliefs as well, so Atticus decides to ask her to move in with their family to try to help Scout. Alexandra attempts to explain her reasons for moving to Scout by saying, “We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won't be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys'' (145). She has hopes of being like a mother figure to the Finch children, and especially Scout. Although, instead of being nurturing and encouraging to the young girl, Alexandra instead tries to be strict and non-flexible in her opinion, giving Scout the impression that everything she is doing is wrong, and it will not be made right until she fixes her ways and stops acting like a boy. But, her aunt’s goal is not only to fix her attitude. Toward the start of the story, when Scout and Alexandra meet for the last time prior to her move, Alexandra begins targeting the young girl's outfit. Scout notices that “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady in breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she

A good example of it would be in sports. Football is one of the most well-known and watched sports in the United States, but I have never once watched a women’s football game, or heard of anyone watching them. That may change in the future though, because I am sure that a women's game would be very fun to watch. It is the same with the United States government. There has never been a woman president in all of the history of the U.S., even to this day. Hillary Clinton ran for president previously, but she lost and got less votes than a man. If a woman were to get voted into office, I am almost sure that practically every woman would support her and look up to her as a role model and