In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird harper lee argues that stereotyping, can change how one thinks about a subject. This novel takes place in the town of Maycomb. One event that shows that stereotyping is when the trials took place. In the the book Jem says” Dont see how any jury could convict on what we heard.” (279). Also when Judge Taylor said “Guilty….guilty….guilty….guilty.”(282) This shows stereotyping because the evidence was in Tom Robinson's favor yet the jury still convicted him guilty only because he is black and they automatically think a black person is guilty. Another even that shows stereotyping is when Scout wants to invite Walter over it. In the book Aunt Alexandra says “The thing is you can scrub Walter Cunningham till
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In the book Jem says” Don't you know your not suppose to even touch trees over there? You’ll get killed if you do!”(45) This shows stereotyping because, because of the false rumors Jem and Scout heard of Boo Radley they think he is an evil person. Even the Radleys tree Jem think it could of killed him since they think Boo is a bad person Another place in the story that supports stereotyping is when Jem and Scout think Atticus doesn't do anything interesting. In the book it says” He was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked why he was so old, he said he got started late….. Atticus did not drive a dump trunk for the country, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.”(118) Another quote is when Miss Maudie tells scout “Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb country in his time.” (129) In this scene, stereotyping is shown because Jem and Scout think Atticus can't do anything because he is old, but they find out he can. He is the deadest shot in Maycomb. As we can see there's several ways stereotyping in the book To Kill a Mockingbird.
Stereotyping is not only taken place in the book, but in our current society. For example in the shooting of Trayvon Martin Zimmerman thought Trayvon robbed somewhere since he was black and wearing a hoodie walking through a gated community. We can see Harper Lee’s argument
In the book Jem says” Don't you know your not suppose to even touch trees over there? You’ll get killed if you do!”(45) This shows stereotyping because, because of the false rumors Jem and Scout heard of Boo Radley they think he is an evil person. Even the Radleys tree Jem think it could of killed him since they think Boo is a bad person Another place in the story that supports stereotyping is when Jem and Scout think Atticus doesn't do anything interesting. In the book it says” He was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked why he was so old, he said he got started late….. Atticus did not drive a dump trunk for the country, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.”(118) Another quote is when Miss Maudie tells scout “Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in Maycomb country in his time.” (129) In this scene, stereotyping is shown because Jem and Scout think Atticus can't do anything because he is old, but they find out he can. He is the deadest shot in Maycomb. As we can see there's several ways stereotyping in the book To Kill a Mockingbird.
Stereotyping is not only taken place in the book, but in our current society. For example in the shooting of Trayvon Martin Zimmerman thought Trayvon robbed somewhere since he was black and wearing a hoodie walking through a gated community. We can see Harper Lee’s argument