Theme Of Sexism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the theme is to be kind to everyone. One character judges another's future based upon their clothes. Miss Maudie mocks the career choice of Scout and states “Well, you won't get very far until you start wearing dresses more often”(Lee 308). Miss Maudie is showing an act of sexism towards Scout because Scout prefers to wear boy like clothes, that don't come off very lady like. This response that Miss Maudie had expressed to scout was not very kind because she is stereotyping Scout’s future based on what she wears.Scout shows an act of kindness through wishes of freedom for another character. After Tom Robinson had been charged for a crime he did not commit, Scout wishes she would become the Mayor for