Obviously, racism is the main theme in To Kill A Mockingbird. I must find various signs of sexism and have found the following...
The fact that the women were treated and acted like "teacakes"
The fact that Mrs. Dubose was put on Morphine for her unwillingness to join the teacake-life
The fact that Tom Robinson`s jury consisted of 12 men and no women
I can`t think of anymore and need 6, whereas I have 3...Thanks.
2007-01-06 12:51:29 · 3 answers · asked by YahooAnswers 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
How about the general disapproval of Scouts tomboyish ways?
IMO, the sexism in To Kill a Mockingbird is not really a theme in the same way that racism is. The novel is just portraying the reality of life in a particular time and place. Women didn't serve on juries. Women who didn't conform often got drugged. It's not to say that the sexism isn't there and isn't real, but it's more subtle than the racism (with which the reader is basically knocked over the head).
2007-01-06 13:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Scout getting in trouble for already having an education before starting school?
Or maybe the fact that during this time only men held jobs in the community such as lawyer, law enforcement, newspaper editor?
If you want you can break up the teacakes generalization and give examples.
Good luck!
2007-01-06 21:36:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe that
Scout was told by Jem to become more of a girl
2007-01-06 20:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋