“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” is the motto of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In this book the main characters for the young perspective: Scout, Dill, and Jem. Throughout this novel they learn some life-lessons, especially because of their coming-of-age in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. In this novel Scout absorbs the lesson of stereotyping, Jem learns the experience of segregation and prejudice, and Dill realizing innocence and optimism in Maycomb. In this novel there is assemblage of lessons and experiences in this book.
Stereotyping is used all around the world. It is a big problem. Jean Louise Finch (Scout) in To Kill a Mockingbird stereotyped some people. As a 6-7 year old girl she had nothing to do but to judge the person on the outside not the inside. For example kid a …show more content…
But nobody thinks that. There is segregation. Jem from this novel experiences and witnesses segregation and prejudice. For example one day Atticus could not take Jem and Scout so he had Calpurnia the housekeeper take them to her church First Purchase. When Jem went ino there he realized there was no holy books and it was a beaten down place. He compared it to his church that he went with his father. He also noticed that it was across town by the dump. This made him notice think that african-americans are treated way differently than whites are. Another example is when Bob Ewell called Atticus a “negro lover” which interpreted that people don’t usually “like” african-americans because of the color their skin. In the early 1900s there was a lot of segregation just because of the different pigment in their skin which made them darker. Last during the trial of Tom Robinson, because of his race everybody assumed that he was guilty. Jem knew that Tom was not guilty but they took him away. This made Jem realize that the segregation was serious. During Jem’s tween and teen years he has experienced segregation, equality, and
Stereotyping is used all around the world. It is a big problem. Jean Louise Finch (Scout) in To Kill a Mockingbird stereotyped some people. As a 6-7 year old girl she had nothing to do but to judge the person on the outside not the inside. For example kid a …show more content…
But nobody thinks that. There is segregation. Jem from this novel experiences and witnesses segregation and prejudice. For example one day Atticus could not take Jem and Scout so he had Calpurnia the housekeeper take them to her church First Purchase. When Jem went ino there he realized there was no holy books and it was a beaten down place. He compared it to his church that he went with his father. He also noticed that it was across town by the dump. This made him notice think that african-americans are treated way differently than whites are. Another example is when Bob Ewell called Atticus a “negro lover” which interpreted that people don’t usually “like” african-americans because of the color their skin. In the early 1900s there was a lot of segregation just because of the different pigment in their skin which made them darker. Last during the trial of Tom Robinson, because of his race everybody assumed that he was guilty. Jem knew that Tom was not guilty but they took him away. This made Jem realize that the segregation was serious. During Jem’s tween and teen years he has experienced segregation, equality, and