Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr does not only apply to racism but to all types of prejudice this quote inspired many people of all races and backgrounds to not just judge on who the person is on the outside but who they are in the inside too. In both novels, Of Mice and Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudice was present throughout the whole book, but found in many different forms. For each book prejudice was a big factor in giving the reader a sense of how the character is portrayed throughout the novel. Both of these novels
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That is the Merriam Webster Dictionaries definition of sexism. Scout, the main character did not really understand what it meant to be a “lady” and when she did she did not want to change..The sexisim in To Kill a Mockingbird was the standard of the 1930s, by standards women were the caretakers, expected to do as told and to dress elegantly. On top of the expectations there were exclusions to, such as no property ownership, and no place in jury positions. This was a problem for the narrator of the novel, Scout (Jean-Louise Finch). Scout was a tomboy growing up, and never really understood why she had to be like a lady, as Aunt Alexandra told her repeatedly. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants.” (Lee 90) The problem was that Scout had not grown up with a ladylike figure in the household until Aunt Alexandra had come. Scout had grown up playing outside and by following Jem and Dill around. As Scout started to grow up you could see the effect that all the pestering by Alexandra had on her.” I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me, and for the second time in my life I thought of running away. Immediately.” (Lee
That is the Merriam Webster Dictionaries definition of sexism. Scout, the main character did not really understand what it meant to be a “lady” and when she did she did not want to change..The sexisim in To Kill a Mockingbird was the standard of the 1930s, by standards women were the caretakers, expected to do as told and to dress elegantly. On top of the expectations there were exclusions to, such as no property ownership, and no place in jury positions. This was a problem for the narrator of the novel, Scout (Jean-Louise Finch). Scout was a tomboy growing up, and never really understood why she had to be like a lady, as Aunt Alexandra told her repeatedly. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants.” (Lee 90) The problem was that Scout had not grown up with a ladylike figure in the household until Aunt Alexandra had come. Scout had grown up playing outside and by following Jem and Dill around. As Scout started to grow up you could see the effect that all the pestering by Alexandra had on her.” I felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me, and for the second time in my life I thought of running away. Immediately.” (Lee