Examples Of Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

For many years, citizens tried to prevent people having stereotypical judgments. People are being discriminated in our daily lives, and in Maycomb, this is shown in abounding ways. Not all members of the society are treated equally, for example, women are not respected the same as men. Everyone is judged, based on their race and sex on the small things that they do. Discrimination such as sexism and racism in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird negatively impacts the way in which characters act and react to each other.

Scout is one of the characters in Maycomb that is being discriminated because of her sex. In Maycomb, the women are expected to follow the rules of a Southern Belle. They are to be deferential and well dressed. Jem told Scout one day that, “It’s time you started bein’ a girl and acting right,” this depicts that Jem considers Scout not acting like a “lady” and Jem has a cliched

The white people would have their own facilities which were well kept, while the colored facilities were not as nice. In Maycomb, the same applied, and Calpurnia decided to take Jem and Scout with her to Church on Sunday. When they reached the Church, Scout describes it being ancient with paint peeled frames. The Church was not as nice as the one Scout would attend to because she was white, so hers would be more presentable. When Scout, Jem, and Calpurnia walk further into the Church, they were greeted by the negroes. Lula who was a negro woman went up to Calpurnia and said to her, “I want to know why you bringin’ white chillun to a nigger church,” this reveals how the different races felt towards one another and how they were supposed to be using their own amenities(158). What Lula said to Calpurnia demonstrates racism because saying what she said, was excluding Scout and Jem to be attending that Church because of their skin