Gender Roles
Sunday, November 22, 2015
"Mister Jem, don't you know better'n to take your little sister to that trial? Miss Alexandra'll absolutely have a stroke of paralysis when she finds out!"
The idea that because Scout is a girl she couldn't bare to see a trial of something serious like Tom Robinson's case is unfair and very offensive to us young women everywhere. Years before when this story is taking place the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote and the first Equal Rights Amendment were put in place. However, if you ask me it doesn't seem very equal for Jem and Dill to be able to see the trial but not Scout because she's just a poor delicate girl. Scout should have been allowed see what was happening because news flash: it is not possible to hide people from the real world just because someone think it's inappropriate.
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I like your point on not censoring. Also it would make sense for Scout to listen to the trial because she is a women and needs to hear about the issues that other women do face. It gives her a perspective of the world even at a young age. Your point about people needed to realize that woman aren't weak is also really good.
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