Scout's Adulthood

The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has many things in common with our modern day society, but it also has some striking contrasts. One of the major themes in the book is Scout’s maturity and her coming of age. This theme also includes the idea of Scout’s femininity. In the book women’s right were much different from what they are now, but in some ways not much has changed. In the book, one of the things constantly pushed on Scout is her need to be ladylike. In the society of Maycomb, it is necessary for young girls to behave and be proper young ladies. They are expected to join in lady’s activities such as tea parties and afternoon talks, so playing with the boys and being like them wasn't approved of. Therefore Scout is constantly …show more content…
Many people in our society continue to see women as fragile creatures who can't do much and who are constantly the “dames in distress”. Not only that, but our society continues to favor men over women. In a study to find if women we less likely to be considered for a job than men, they found that, “Even when women have the same experience, tenure, and jobs as men, they have a much lower chance of being promoted (Covert). Our society continues to place men above women and continues to believe that some women are incapable of being successful. While women's rights have come very far from the times in To Kill A Mockingbird, some things continue to remain the same. Girls are being taught differently now than they were in Scout’s time, but the fact that women are still treated unfairly continues to appear even in our modern society. We can use this information and the analysis of Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, to make a change in our society. Women’s rights are important and by looking at the past and comparing it to the present we can make changes to improve our