Second form of discrimination that occurs in the story is social class. Scout encounters social discrimination when she asks Alexandra if she can play with Walter Cunningham and Aunt Alexandra replies with no “ The thing is, you can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like Jem.(224)” This confuses Scout as she only wanted to do the right thing and befriend Walter. Also because Walter is white. Scout realizes that Walter was raised differently than her, but she doesn't care. She just wants to make friends in Maycomb.“Because -he-is-trash, that’s why you can’t play with him. I’ll not have you around him, picking up his habits(225).” Aunt Alexandra does not want Scout to hang out with Walter because of his poor upbringings.
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Alexandra believes that Walter is not good enough to be with Scout based on his background. Another example of social states discrimination is when Mayella blames Tom Robinson in order to protect herself. The Ewell’s are considered Maycomb's white trash. The kids are uneducated, they have little money, and the father is an alcoholic who spends the relief checks on alcohol. “ Ewells had been a disgrace to maycomb for three generations… they were people, but they lived like animals .(30)¨ Mayella spends most of her time taking care of her younger siblings and is a lonely person. She is desperate for love and attention, she is desperate to be accepted in society. When she kissed Tom Robinson she is ashamed for what she has done. She is not brave enough to tell everyone for what she did,so she blamed Tom Robinson. By doing she protects herself from the people of Maycomb and she does not fall even lower in the social pyramid.
Alexandra believes that Walter is not good enough to be with Scout based on his background. Another example of social states discrimination is when Mayella blames Tom Robinson in order to protect herself. The Ewell’s are considered Maycomb's white trash. The kids are uneducated, they have little money, and the father is an alcoholic who spends the relief checks on alcohol. “ Ewells had been a disgrace to maycomb for three generations… they were people, but they lived like animals .(30)¨ Mayella spends most of her time taking care of her younger siblings and is a lonely person. She is desperate for love and attention, she is desperate to be accepted in society. When she kissed Tom Robinson she is ashamed for what she has done. She is not brave enough to tell everyone for what she did,so she blamed Tom Robinson. By doing she protects herself from the people of Maycomb and she does not fall even lower in the social pyramid.