The library research method is to gain information related to discussion. The methods used are library research method and approach. From the intrinsic and extrinsic elements, the reflection of Harper Lee’s view a struggle of a white man who defend a nigger which is in that time defending nigger such a disgrace for white people from the social judgments. The intrinsic elements novel such as character and characterization, conflict and setting and the extrinsic element taken from the social conflict America at glance in 1930s. The discussion began by analyzing intrinsic and extrinsic elements. The aim of the thesis is to analyze deeply about the concept of prejudice and racism and cultural clashes of Harper Lee from the point of view of Scout as the main character in this novel. Aunt Alexandra may not always agree with the course of discussion, but she refuses to be confrontational outside of her own family.This thesis presents Harper Lee’s view about prejudice, race racism and cultural clashes of social life in To Kill A Mockingbird. Miss Maudie is the person who ends that line of conversation with two sentences. The ladies' lamentations over the living conditions of the Mrunas, an African tribe, leads to a discussion about how ungrateful the women believe Maycomb's African American community to be. Tolerance isn't a big part of the Missionary Society meetings, either. She's active in the Missionary Society, which appears to be as much a social club as a religious organization. Miss Maudie has a quiet spirituality that shows itself only when taunted by "'the foot-washers think women are a sin by definition.'" Aunt Alexandra displays her beliefs much more publicly. cold and there" while Miss Maudie is warm enough to pop out her dentures for Scout to see. Aunt Alexandra is "analogous to Mount Everest. She never laughs at Scout's mistakes and she trusts the children to play in her yard within the boundaries she's set for them. Miss Maudie treats the children in an adult manner, much like Atticus does. Consequently, Scout finds in Miss Maudie a kindred spirit who helps her make sense of being female and, with Atticus, helps Scout develop tolerance.
Aunt Alexandra has a personal quest to make Scout "behave like a sunbeam," but Miss Maudie accepts her as she is. She wears men's overalls when she works in the garden, but is equally comfortable in more traditional garb. But then, Miss Maudie has a delightful sense of humor, a trait Aunt Alexandra does not possess.Īunt Alexandra works hard at being feminine, but Miss Maudie doesn't seem to care about those things. Aunt Alexandra is also extremely critical of Atticus' parenting style, while Miss Maudie is much more sympathetic. When Aunt Alexandra states, "'I can't say I approve of everything he does, Maudie, but he's my brother,'" Miss Maudie reminds her that Atticus is doing a wonderful thing and that many in the town support him, even if that support is quiet. Like Atticus, she stays within bounds, but follows her own code.Īlthough Miss Maudie is quick to welcome Aunt Alexandra as her new neighbor, she's also quick to take her to task. Miss Maudie, on the other hand, sets herself toward the outside of Maycomb's conventionality. Lee uses the contrasts between these two characters to further delineate the theme of tolerance in To Kill a Mockingbird.Īunt Alexandra is very conscious of Maycomb's social mores, chooses to live within its constrictions, and "given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative: she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn." Even her clothing is tight and restrictive. But for all the background these women share, they couldn't be more opposite.
3 THEMES IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD FULL
3 THEMES IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD MOVIE
Comparing To Kill a Mockingbird to Its Movie Version.Racial Relations in the Southern United States.Aunt Alexandra and Miss Maudie Atkinson.
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