Prejudice in to Kill a Mockingbird

Prejudice
Harper Lee is the author of the book To Kill A Mockingbird published in 1960.This book takes place in a town called Maycomb, Alabama. Scout, Jem, Atticus and Tom Robinson are the main characters in this story. Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem. Dill is Jem and Scout’s summertime friend. Tom Robinson is the person Atticus is defending in a case. With Jem and Scout’s father defending Tom, they go through many conflicts involving various types of prejudice. There are three different types of prejudice, gender, racial, and social class. The author uses the social norms of Maycomb and character action to help enforce this theme.
Firstly, Lee also deals with racial prejudice. The people in Maycomb would more likely believe a white girl who couldn’t get a story right over a sweet whole hearted black man. During the case Atticus has Tom stand up and show that he is crippled and states that it could be almost impossible for Tom to rape Mayella Ewell. However Mayella still states “ I don’t know how he done it but he done it” (Lee 186). This shows racial prejudice by people just believing anyone with what they say because of their color, not if they are right or not. Racial prejudice is brought upon on a daily basis and mostly against colored people.
Secondly, Harper Lee shows another type of prejudice by gender. One example of is where Scout has to act lady like just because she is a girl. “ You’re more like Atticus than your mother”(Lee 79). Her Aunt Alexandra was discriminating against scout because she was acting more like a boy than a girl. In Maycomb if one is a woman doing male things one are looked down upon and get different treatment.
Lastly, there is social class prejudice. Social class prejudice is when people are discriminated against because of their status in Maycomb. “Naw, it was Walter he aint trash Jem. He aint like the Ewells”(Lee 226). Mayella Ewell and her family are being discriminated against because they don’t have poor and...