In the little town Maycomb the commune mindset of people, tents to put women down as inferior. One young girl named Scout, learns the about gender bias from contently being left behind by her brother. One instance where this takes place is in the court house. “Jem scowled furiously at me, then said to Reverend Sykes, “I think its okay, Reverend, she doesn’t understand it.” (231). The action of Jem clamming that his …show more content…
However, in the new culture of the 20th century, the tides begin to change. Instead of men being privileged women now lead in social superiority. This is a result of overcompensation. A specific place where this new gender bias is illustrated, can be found in chapter 18 of To kill a Mockingbird. Mayella Ewell sits before the judge, and tells her alibi (238-254). Because of her feminine touch to the situation the jury end up letting her go. Mayella lied to the jury, and got away with it. Many would say that this was because she was white, but there may have been a twinge of gender bias in the jury’s decision. The reality that gender bias could hurt both men and women is slowly creping up on