African-America Prejudice Quotes
When Aunt Alexandra moved in with the finches, "[She] fitted into… Maycomb like a hand into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and [Scout]" (Lee 216 Chpt. 13). Alexandra is the epitome of the south. She has hatred towards African-Americans, and she believes that girls should learn to cook and clean and never run around and play with her friends. As for Jem and Scout, they believe that girls can have fun and roughhouse, and think that African-Americans are equal to white people such as themselves. Because Scout believes that her Aunt has the opposite ideas from what Atticus believes, Scout is prejudice against her own family member. This quote helps define the thematic subject of prejudice or understanding people who are different. Scout
is trying to understand why her Aunt doesn't like African-Americans or why she believes that girls should wear dresses and learn to be a housewife, but what ends up happening is that Scout gets in trouble for doing something she would normally do Before her Aunt move in. Because she is attempting to understand Aunt Alexandra this action would underlie the thematic topic of understanding people who are different, but in this quote, Scout is also judging her Aunt. Scout believes her Aunt is wrong when it comes to the topics of how young women should dress and act and do anything anywhere, so she judges her Aunt only about her beliefs. This part of the action falls under the thematic topic of prejudice. Overall, Scout believes that her aunt fits into Maycomb's society perfectly because she is the stereotypical southerner, but Scout tries to understand her Aunts ways.
is trying to understand why her Aunt doesn't like African-Americans or why she believes that girls should wear dresses and learn to be a housewife, but what ends up happening is that Scout gets in trouble for doing something she would normally do Before her Aunt move in. Because she is attempting to understand Aunt Alexandra this action would underlie the thematic topic of understanding people who are different, but in this quote, Scout is also judging her Aunt. Scout believes her Aunt is wrong when it comes to the topics of how young women should dress and act and do anything anywhere, so she judges her Aunt only about her beliefs. This part of the action falls under the thematic topic of prejudice. Overall, Scout believes that her aunt fits into Maycomb's society perfectly because she is the stereotypical southerner, but Scout tries to understand her Aunts ways.