Primary types of prejudice and social inequality in
            To Kill a
            Mockingbird:
- RACIAL
 PREJUDICE. Characters: Tom Robinson,
 Helen Robinson, Calpurnia. Examples: The jury verdict against Tom;
 Alexandra's feelings about
 Calpurnia.
- GENDER
 BIAS. Characters: Miss Maudie, Miss
 Stephanie, Mayella, Misses Tuttie & Frutti. Examples:
 Women are generally portrayed as eccentric or
 unusual.
- AGE
 BIAS. Characters: Various children
 in minor ways. Example: Mr. Avery's superstitions about
 children.
- MENTAL
 INSTABILITY. Characters: Boo Radley,
 Dolphus Raymond. Examples: Boo portrayed as a ghoul; Dolphus
 portrayed as a drunk.
- CLASS
 BIAS. Characters: 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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