Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Can someone give me an essay outline for To Kill a Mockingbird with the topic of social inequality and prejudice? I usually need a little help...

Primary types of prejudice and social inequality in
To Kill a
Mockingbird
:


  • RACIAL
    PREJUDICECharacters: Tom Robinson,
    Helen Robinson, Calpurnia.  Examples: The jury verdict against Tom;
    Alexandra's feelings about
    Calpurnia.

  • GENDER
    BIASCharacters:  Miss Maudie, Miss
    Stephanie, Mayella, Misses Tuttie & Frutti.  Examples
    Women are generally portrayed as eccentric or
    unusual.

  • AGE
    BIASCharacters:  Various children
    in minor ways.  Example:  Mr. Avery's superstitions about
    children.

  • MENTAL
    INSTABILITYCharacters: Boo Radley,
    Dolphus Raymond. Examples:  Boo portrayed as a ghoul; Dolphus
    portrayed as a drunk.

  • CLASS
    BIASCharacters:  The Cunningham
    Family, the Ewell Family, Dolphus Raymond.  Examples:  Alexandra
    bans Walter Cunningham Jr. from the Finch house; the Ewells are considered the "disgrace
    of Maycomb."

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