Theme Of Gender Inequality In To Kill A Mockingbird

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“Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society” (David McCullough). In her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee enthralls us by demonstrating the racism, violence, and abuse evident in the American South during the era before World War II. She relates this through a semi-autobiographical narrative, recalling her coming of age amid the tension of social inequality. The protagonist, Scout, and her brother, Jem, realize the faults in their society for the first time, contrasting the ills of reality to what they wish to perceive. Through their innocence, they are able to perceive the existence of racism and gender inequality evident in their town, without being directly influenced by them yet.
During the Great Depression, blacks (And people of any other color) were discriminated against, as illustrated in the courthouse. Scout notices how “The Colored balcony ran along three walls of the courtroom like a second story veranda” (187), apart from the white folks. As the courthouse provides us with...

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