to kill a mockingbird themes

RACISM

• racism was a big issue in 1930s southern america
• everybody uses racist language
• the children know no better
• white community have no respect for black community
• the black community live next to a tip
• bob ewells word won against toms even though tom was innocent- peoples prejudices are stronger than evidence

SOCIAL INTOLERANCE

• Aunt alexandra will not let scout play with walter cunningham because theyre not of the same class
• dolphus raymond has to pretend to be drunk for people to understand why he likes black people

GENDER INTOLERANCE

• women arent allowed to be in the jury
• Aunt alexandra is always trying to get scout to be more ladylike
• Dills parents expect him to be something hes not
• Scout says to jem "boys dont cook"

GROWING UP

• At the start of the book jem and scout are still quite…