The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Scout who lives in a small town called Maycomb. She lives with her father Atticus, her brother Jem, and her maid Calpurnia. A good portion of the people living in the town don't view each other as equals; there is a fine line between peoples races, genders, and even social standings. Throughout the book, Scout and Jem have to face the difficulties and cruelties of the people around them, and they're constantly learning valuable lessons throughout. Overall, the book is about prejudice and reveals how it is wrong to preconceive an opinion for someone based off of how they are labeled instead of who they truly are. In the book, there is a kind family known as the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are good people, but the town looks
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One day, Scout is proudly telling Alexandra, her aunt, about her plan to be kind and befriend one of the Cunninghams named Walter. Alexandra is perfectly fine with Scout being nice to Walter as she believes in being gracious to everyone, but she is very obstinate with her refusal to let Scout befriend or play with a Cunningham. Alexandra tells Scout that a playdate between her and Walter would be demeaning for their family, and she would learn bad Cunningham habits. But these two prejudice statements don't stop Scouts nagging, so Alexandra ends the argument by stating that Scout can't play with him because “he-is-trash” (page 301). By Alexandra using Walters last name to label him as trash, we learn just how prejudice she truly is. If Scout had been interested in befriending a wealthy kid, Alexandra would have supported the idea instead of forbidding it. She doesn't even stop for a second to think that Walter could
One day, Scout is proudly telling Alexandra, her aunt, about her plan to be kind and befriend one of the Cunninghams named Walter. Alexandra is perfectly fine with Scout being nice to Walter as she believes in being gracious to everyone, but she is very obstinate with her refusal to let Scout befriend or play with a Cunningham. Alexandra tells Scout that a playdate between her and Walter would be demeaning for their family, and she would learn bad Cunningham habits. But these two prejudice statements don't stop Scouts nagging, so Alexandra ends the argument by stating that Scout can't play with him because “he-is-trash” (page 301). By Alexandra using Walters last name to label him as trash, we learn just how prejudice she truly is. If Scout had been interested in befriending a wealthy kid, Alexandra would have supported the idea instead of forbidding it. She doesn't even stop for a second to think that Walter could