Chattahoochee River
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Zariah Brown - Section 2
I'm starting to understand why Scout doesn't like being called a girl. Females in Maycomb county are regarded as and expected to be gentle and ladylike, which isn't odd considering that the story takes place in the 30s. But growing up surrounded by boys, Scout doesn't follow the stereotype of the time and has grown to be tough and playful. This has made her a literal fighter as evident by her loss of control (even though Atticus asked her to restrain herself) when Francis insulted her family and friends. So in Ch12 when Jem is annoyed with Scout and tells her to act more like a girl, I can understand why she gets angry.
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How do you think that the lack of a female role model in Scout's Earl years has affected her concepts of gender?
ReplyDeleteOr (in addition to Duncan) does the lack of females her age in the city affect her concept of gender?
ReplyDeleteShe definitely has more masculine character traits and tendencies, especially for the time period, Duncan. And Ryan, I never realized that the story has no other female characters that are Scout's age. I guess that just further supports my understanding.
ReplyDeleteIt was really funny to me how Jem is now annoyed that Scout doesn't act more like a girl but he used to get upset with her for acting even slightly like a girl.
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