whether the impact of parental influence on gender role development lead to the suggestion that androgynous gender role orientation was more beneficial to children than following traditional gender roles. In this study, they found that “Parents who espouse an egalitarian attitude regarding gender roles are more likely to foster this attitude in their children” (Susan D. Witt, Ph.D., pg 22). The impact of androgynous parenting is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, by Atticus Finch, the father
Marissa Staring Carpenter English 11H 14 March 2017 Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the fictional town of Maycomb County, Alabama through the eyes of a young child. Lee describes numerous accounts of prejudice throughout the entire piece, which is set in the 1930's when this topic was prevalent. Prejudice can be defined in the novel as "the simple hell people give other people without even thinking". Although the majority of discrimination
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a book about the racial tensions and segregation that arose in the 1930’s. The general storyline is about the main characters, Scout and Jem. At the start of the story, Jem and Scout were always discriminating against other characters, especially Boo Radley. The town was split in half due to racial segregation and Atticus Finch, their father, was a lawyer who doesn’t care who he’s representing because he’s a man of integrity and decency. Scout and Jem eventually
In To Kill a Mockingbird, the laws of that time were used to control the people that had the power to make a change. Social pressure was placed upon those who rebelled and tried to help the oppressed, and the supposed 'Science' of the time approved the actions of the