The And Oral Communication Curriculum

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird portray prejudicial parameters that properly represent the social issues of the early twentieth century. Both authors use issues of race, gender roles, and social status to connect their work to the nonfictional events occurring in their own lives. The characters in both novels experience personal judgement, as well as the ability to witness its effect on those around them. Racial inequality is presented throughout history by rulings of the court. Gender roles also negatively presented society with the problem of the inability of some to aspire to their greatest potential. Social status presents as another problem in the time period of the novel, being that those of the lower class were forced to adapt to a new lifestyle. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudice sets figurative lines that imprison some of the characters due to race, sex, and social status which reign true in the time period surrounding the settings of the novels.

Discrimination, it has been part of human nature for a long time, especially relevant subject in literature such as To Kill a Mockingbird. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character of Scout Finch was exposed to different types of discrimination as she grows up. Discrimination affected the lives of characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird because of society’s prejudicial views of race, gender, and class.

Harper Lee highlighted America’s discrimination, prejudices, and social hierarchal issues and created To Kill a Mockingbird, a semi-biographical novel. Even though the novel is set in the fictitious town of Maycomb, Alabama, it addresses some very real issues that are, unfortunately, still present in modern society. America has made many positive strides since 1930 to ensure equality and freedom for all, making the Dream more attainable for citizens, but we still have more improvements to make before the Dream is available to

Gender inequality and race inequality are similar and different in that they are both unjust, however race inequality plays a more prominent unjust theme in the time and setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. Both black people and women dealt with stereotypes, like being a woman associated with being useless, a gossip, and delusional and being a black person meant you are uneducated. These stereotypes led to the word “female” or “n*gger” or black an offensive term. These connotations made being a woman or a black person less worthy. These connotations and stereotypes invalidated a woman’s or black person's word, these stereotypes and connotations led to their word being less true or important than a white mans, even in court. Gender inequality

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a complex literary work exploring several aspects of the human condition. Lee’s story is one based in the 1930’s, shortly before the Civil Rights Movement. Her novel ventures into the societal issues, such as racism and gender stereotyping, in their fictional town, Maycomb. One recurring theme throughout the narrative is the social adjustment of the citizens of Maycomb and the human race as a whole. Lee showcases the progress in social justice matters by using symbolism and motifs.

Inequality is a theme that runs throughout all of history. Harper Lee uses the theme of inequality in her book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson must deal with inequality when he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit because no one will trust a black man over a white man. The Cunningham family must face discrimination because of their lack of money. Scout even faces inequality when she tries to play with Jem and Dill. The theme of inequality is a strong one in Lee’s book, and her use of inequality doesn’t only define racism, but also discrimination based on wealth and gender.

In different countries gender roles can vary on how much they are utilized. Some countries do not think a woman is supposed to have a certain place in the world. In other countries gender roles can be a problem, meaning women are only supposed to have a certain job, a certain pay, and they are supposed to be married. In A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, It is based on a African American family The Youngers who go through challenges with money, family, and the death of a loved one. Lorraine Hansberry challenges traditional gender roles through the characterization of Beneatha. Beneatha does the complete opposite of what an average woman in the 1940’s/1950’s is supposed to do with their life and school.

As the United States “progresses” in economic, educational and technological advancements we still are fighting for racial equality. With more than 50 years since the brown vs. board of education case there is still incidents like Ferguson, Baton Rouge, and Phiando Castile where many questions are still unanswered. However, Harper Lee dealt with these same problems in 1960 when she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee created an emotionally confronting story. Lee writes through the eyes of “Scout” a lawyer’s daughter in a small sleepy town of Maycomb in Alabama during the great depression. Throughout the book “Scout” learns coming of age lessons from Atticus and her own experiences. But when Atticus takes on a case defending a black man (Tom Robinson) convicted for rapping a white woman (Mayella Ewell) and is found guilty. “Scout” her brother Jem begin to understand the effects of the prejudices in society. Therefore, Lee applies the literary concepts of diction and tone to revel the truth that prejudices in society negatively affect the way people treat each other in To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Along with racial discrimination Harper Lee talk about the challenges Scout Finch had to go through in To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout Finch challenges gender stereotypes in her determination to remain a tomboy. Scout interacts with many parental characters, who try to change her behavior. Scout resists and demonstr that gender is an unstable standard that alters according to each individual. Scout’s exploration of her identity as a tomboy functions as her coming of-age journey.

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the children of different genders were treated differently. The females were expected to stay home and learn how to take care of a home, whilst the males were expected to horse play and make up games. With this in mind, The Role of Women in 1930s South and Women Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird was an integral part of the history that inspired

Racial and Social equality is when people of all races are given an equal opportunity, however in The Book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, we don't see that Racial Equality, but we do see the Injustice and racial problems people had back in the 1930’s. The author shows us and helps us learn about these problems by using different characters that had a different effect on the story. This story is told by a little girl named Scout Finch whose father is a Lawyer who represents Tom Robinson who is accused of Raping and Beating Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch knowing that he is going to lose the Court Case still tries and doesn't give up because he is trying to change the way people think about Skin Colored People. And he teaches this to his Children who still don't understand what is happening. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win”.

On average, women do more unpaid work, such as household chores and childcare, than men. This trend remains constant around the world and all throughout history (“Is the Gender Pay Gap Real?”). The women in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun are no exception. This story follows the Youngers, who are an African American family living in Chicago during the 1940s. Beneatha, Lena, and Ruth, the story’s main female characters, are the main source of strength for their family.

Racial Prejudice and Injustice From The Perspective of a Young Girl During the 1930s, a time period of prejudice and injustice, blacks are brutally treated and are viewed down upon from whites. Even with simple things like bathrooms or water fountains, black men and women are not welcome to associate themselves with the whites. In her book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee portrays a perspective of the racial segregation from a young white girl. Scout Finch, a nine year old girl, has been raised by her father alongside her older brother Jem.

Discrimination can be generalized as unequal treatment or consideration of an individual based on the category to which that person belongs to or certain characteristics; rather than basing on their individual merit or assessing their circumstances, stereotypical assumptions are made. Discrimination can occur to anyone, but is prevalent in groups such as race, social class, and gender; throughout American history, the discrimination of these groups was commonplace and a widely accepted behaviour. The reality of these are told through Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird which depicts the childhood of a girl in 1930’s America who experiences first hand discrimination and observes prejudice towards others in her community. Within the town,

The 1930s was a generation of male superiority, gender inequality, and lack of women representation. In Harper Lee’s southern gothic coming of age fiction, To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Aunt Alexandra embodies the typical Maycomb female, succumbing to the limited roles of women in the 1930s. On the other hand, the character Miss Maudie defies the code of such Southern lady- disobeying the stringent gender roles set for her- proving to readers that even though gender roles exist, they do not have to be followed. Gender inequality was present in the 1930s to such an extent that there was a lack of women representation. Women were expected to behave, dress, and act as if they were being watched under the clear lens of a camera. One wrong