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  • Essay / Social inequality in To Kill A Mockingbird - 1554

    this is cited in Plutarch and also concerns societies. This idea of ​​grouping people based on their wealth plays a key role in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It tells the story of two preteens, Jem and Scout, who grew up in an old, prejudiced Southern town during the Great Depression. They have become accustomed to the ways of the city, such as the normally honorable work of the Cunninghams as well as the appalling actions of the Ewells. The children have role models in their lives like Aunt Alexandra as well as Calpurnia, a black nanny. Atticus, their father, is presented with the most difficult and thorny case of his life: that of Thom Robinson, a black man accused of rape by a white woman. Overall, the story is about the struggles of these children as they struggle with the idea of ​​discrimination, inequality, as well as a whole host of other issues. Economic class affects the events of the novel by dominating the judgment of the characters, dividing the community, and preserving and maintaining imperfections across generations. Four economic classes dominate the population, which affects the entire way of life in the city. Ultimately, the book really captures the whole idea of ​​the class system. This forces Jem and Scout to grow up with a mindset of prejudice towards others. They cling to the idea that it is not appropriate to circumvent the system. Jem observes this and sums it up when the text says: “There are four kinds of people in the world. There are ordinary people, like us and our neighbors, there are people like the Cunninghams in the woods, people like the Ewells at the dump, and black people. (__) These courses touch almost every aspect of the city. Even someone so young and little...... middle of paper ...... Are the Ewells (Bob Ewell, in particular) evil at least in part because of their social/financial status ? Such biases often go unnoticed or unnoticed because they are so ingrained in the characters that even they don't recognize them. » The truth is that the economic classes were cooped up in Maycomb for a long time before Scout and Jem started growing up. Maycomb's caste system played a distinct role in virtually every aspect of the book, the economic system affects the way people think, separates the community, and has dominated Maycomb for several generations. All four classes are involved and ultimately the book revolved around the caste system. When you look at history in depth, it was the class system that really caused most of the complications. This dilemma is still present in modern times and still needs to be addressed and addressed more thoroughly..