Essay On Sexism In To Kill A Mockingbird
How often do you see sexist remarks about women anywhere? Not as often as you would have 20 years ago and beyond. Though the thought that women have to take on certain roles has faded it’s not the only gender stereotype out there. The rise of feminism has brought forth both good and bad ideas as well as change towards a brighter future. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel, by Harper Lee, which takes place during the Great Depression. Around this time there were a lot of different stereotypes about different kinds of people such as, Racial, Gender, Class, and Social stereotypes just to name a few. The main character, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, is a girl and as a result faced a lot of Gender related stereotypes which still appear in today's society
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Women now have equal right to that of men, their curriculum is no longer limited, it is possible for women to get any job a man can get. Yet still it is difficult, some people won’t hire women more so in engineering, military, and scientific careers. It will continue to improve but may never completely disappear. They no longer are limited to working in the kitchen to sustain the family. The book never goes as far as to explain the rest of scouts life after the final events, but by looking back on how the world was during the 1930’s to 40’s you could guess what might have happened. Before scout went to school, her father Atticus Finch, had taught her how to read. In school her teacher got mad at her and told her to stop learning to read because she was too advanced for her age and grade. In this day and age women have it better than ever. We have seen more women in jobs that were once before men only.
To Kill a Mockingbird, it portrayed how life was back in the 1930’s along with a story. The story was based on the author's own life. Her own experiences as a tomboyish girl in a time where everyone is sexist and views women in a certain way. Men were thought as the ones who worked for the family I.E. they got money. Women slaved away in the kitchen making food for everyone and took care of whatever kids you
Women now have equal right to that of men, their curriculum is no longer limited, it is possible for women to get any job a man can get. Yet still it is difficult, some people won’t hire women more so in engineering, military, and scientific careers. It will continue to improve but may never completely disappear. They no longer are limited to working in the kitchen to sustain the family. The book never goes as far as to explain the rest of scouts life after the final events, but by looking back on how the world was during the 1930’s to 40’s you could guess what might have happened. Before scout went to school, her father Atticus Finch, had taught her how to read. In school her teacher got mad at her and told her to stop learning to read because she was too advanced for her age and grade. In this day and age women have it better than ever. We have seen more women in jobs that were once before men only.
To Kill a Mockingbird, it portrayed how life was back in the 1930’s along with a story. The story was based on the author's own life. Her own experiences as a tomboyish girl in a time where everyone is sexist and views women in a certain way. Men were thought as the ones who worked for the family I.E. they got money. Women slaved away in the kitchen making food for everyone and took care of whatever kids you