Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird

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... e, they learn to do this with various characters, such as Mayella Ewell and Boo Radley. Atticus tries to get into the skin of Robert Ewell, but here he fails (maybe a sign of his humanity?) and Harper Lee seems to be able to offer no explanation as to what to do with inherently evil characters such as Mr Ewell.

Challenged Stereotypes- Blacks - Viewed as either evil or stupid but lovable childlike people. Tom & Calpurnia are seen as normal humans, the same as the Whites and are often more law-abiding and hardworking than some Whites.

Southern Gentleman - Atticus does not simply worship Southern Belles, but is polite in his own way to everyone equally. He is "in favour of southern womanhood as much as anybody, but not for preserving polite fiction at the expense of human life"

Southern Belle - Scout does not fit into this role of a young Belle and is accordingly 'mocked' by the Missionary Circle. Atticus is not concerned with making Scout into a "ray of sunshine", although Harper Lee do ...

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