To Kill a Mockingbird
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are several instances where hypocrisy is shown. By including hypocrisy Harper Lee is showing the complexity of ignorance in the 1930’s. Many characters show hypocrisy, however Miss Gates, Scout, Mrs. Merriweather, and Lula show it freely.
Hypocrisy is shown in one way by Miss Gates when Scout overhears Miss Gates talk at the courthouse. “...an’ then turn around and be ugly at folks right at home.”(page 331). Later, when she was teaching, a student brought up the topic of Hitler persecuting the Jews. Ironically she felt really bad for the Jews even though she is treating people in her own community very poorly. This is one situation where hypocrisy is demonstrated.
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are several instances where hypocrisy is shown. By including hypocrisy Harper Lee is showing the complexity of ignorance in the 1930’s. Many characters show hypocrisy, however Miss Gates, Scout, Mrs. Merriweather, and Lula show it freely.
Hypocrisy is shown in one way by Miss Gates when Scout overhears Miss Gates talk at the courthouse. “...an’ then turn around and be ugly at folks right at home.”(page 331). Later, when she was teaching, a student brought up the topic of Hitler persecuting the Jews. Ironically she felt really bad for the Jews even though she is treating people in her own community very poorly. This is one situation where hypocrisy is demonstrated.