Gender Discrimination In Movies

Discrimination is a big part of a lot of people’s life. Many people face a lot of racial discrimination but that is not the only kind of discrimination there is. There is also gender discrimination and that was very big before but not as big as it used to be. There are two movies where the main character’s Scout and Skeeter both face lots of discrimination, and they both dealt with racial and gender discrimination. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout deals with racial discrimination towards her family. But in The Help, Skeeter deals with a lot of racial discrimination because it took place in southern alabama when they still had slaves.

Scout deals with a lot of discrimination during her childhood. Her and her family all have dealt with

racial problems and gender problems. And being only 6 years old she did not always handle it the best way. One example is when her aunt Alexandra tells Scout that she needs to act more like a lady,”I can't say I approve of everything he does, Maudie, but he's my brother, and I just want to know when this will ever end. It tears him to pieces. He doesn't show it much, but it tears him to pieces.”. She does not say it directly but she is implying that Scout is acting like a tom-boy. As a result Scout gets upset but does not do what her aunt told her to. This shows that Scout is not afraid to do what she believes is right. This also shows that Scout is okay with acting like a tom-boy. Another example is when Scout goes to school and is approached by a young boy named Cecil. Cecil declares that, “Scout’s daddy defends niggers”. Scout is ready to fight Cecil after he has said this in the school courtyard but she does not because her father had told her not to fight anymore. This shows that Scout is willing to fight in order to defend her father's reputation. This also shows that Scout is now bigger than to let discrimination make her get into fights. Scout is a young girl who deals with racial and gender discrimination and has now started to handle it more maturely.
Discrimination is a big part of Skeeter's life in the movie the Help.

But in spite of her being white in a town where racism is big she was very mature about all of her encounters. Skeeter defended the maids and the slaves and stood up for them as best she could. When Skeeter is watching a T.V. news broadcast the maids of her house stopped working and watched the news with her, but her mom comes in and shuts off the T.V. Her mom tells Skeeter not to give them courage or hope by watching the news and seeing that there were black people revolting, and skeeter responds by saying that they have a right to know and that they should be able to know. This shows that Skeeter cares for the well being of the maids and that she is not afraid to stick up for them. This also shows that Skeeter wants the maids to be treated fairly and with respect. When Hilly is talking to her friends she mentions making an outdoor bathroom for the maids so that they don't get tempted to use her bathroom. But in spite of her friend being a racist she still sticks up for the maids by saying that they should build an outdoor bathroom for her instead. This Proves again that Skeeter does not like the way that the maids are being treated and wants a change. This also proves that Skeeter is not afraid to defend the maids even against her own friends. Skeeter understands why black people are discriminated against but she doesn’t know why her friends still do it. She is a lot older than Scout and knows

how to deal with these types of situations but she is still faced with them.
Skeeter and Scout were both faced with two types of discrimination and they both handled it very well. Skeeter obviously handled it more maturely than Scout because she is a lot older than Scout but as Scout started to understand what was going on she became more mature. Each of the girls both wanted to change the people that were doing the discriminating and help the people that were being discriminated against.