Roles Of Women In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Not only in the novel, but also in the modern life, numerous number of women in this world bothered by the stereotypes of women. For example, women do not have ability to study and work in some area. A huge population of female who wanted to be the part of Politics and worked hard for it, but they give up because of the bias. Scout, on the other hand, is an active girl but she confines in the idea of “ traditional” girls. The effects of Role of Women causes a great number of people struggle whether to remain with their own personality, or to meet the standard of women hat others want them to be.

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