Jem and Scout Experience Racism

Racism Lula stops Calpurnia with Jem and Scout,” You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillum here, they got their church, we got our church, ain’t, Miss Cal? Calpurnia said, “It’s the same God, ain’t it?”, Calpurnia tells her it’s the same God. Allusion: Chapter.12 Page 162 When Reverend Sykes was talking about evils of heady brews,” Bootleggers caused enough trouble in the Quarters, but women were worse”, it’s a sin. This quotation shows racism, because Lula tells Jem and Scout to leave her Black Church.

Calpurnia feels that there is nothing wrong with bringing white children, Jem and Scout to an African American Church. This is the first-time Jem and Scout experience racism. They feel that they are not wanted and are being discriminated based on their skin color. Calpurnia then ignores Lela and walks in the Church as everyone welcome’s them Allusion: This quotation is an allusion to Bootleggers. Bootlegging happened in the U.S. This was the illegal traffic of liquor which violated the legislative restriction. Bootleggers were manufacturing and transporting illegal liquor.

This word came from the Midwest in the 1800s. Bootleggers used to trade the liquor with Indians. The Constitution prohibited alcohol from 1920 to 1933. Chapter 13 Page 170 Femininity Aunt Alexandra tells Scout,” We decided that it would be best for you to have some famine influence. It won’t be many year, Jean Louis, before you become interested in clothes and boys- “, she assumes feministic qualities. Allusion: Chapter.13 Page 172 Scout explains what Aunt Alexandra in her life, “She did not permit Calpurnia to make the delicacies required to sustain the Society through long reports on Rice Christians”, as Aunt Alexandra joined and became Secretary of Maycomb Amenities Club.

This quotation show femininity because Aunt Alexandra tells Scout she needs a feminine influence. Atticus arranged Aunt Alexandra to come and stay with them. Atticus believes Scout needs some Feminine influence since she doesn’t have a mother. Scout believes that Aunt Alexandra is just there, and they have nothing to talk about. Aunt Alexandra believes that Scout is plain and dull. Allusion: This quotation is an allusion to Rice Christians. Rice Christians is described as someone who has declare itself Christian for material benefits. People converted to Christianity to receive charity and material advancements. This term comes from Asian countries. Aunt Alexandra refers to the Missionary Society throughout the long reports on Rice Christians. Chapter 14 Page 180 Coming of age Scout asked Atticus what’s rape,” As we grew older, Jem and I thought it generous allowed Atticus thirty minutes to himself after supper. He sighted, and said rape was knowledge of a female forced and without consent “. as Atticus explains what it means. Allusion: Chapter. 14 Page 187 Dill explains how he came to Maycomb by himself,” He had walked ten or eleven of the fourteen miles to Maycomb, off the highway in the scrub bushes lest the remainder of the way clinging to the backboard of a cotton wagon”, Dill said. This quotation shows how Jem and Scout are coming of age.

As Jem and Scout get older they start to question more about body growth or thoughts they have. They ask Atticus about rape because they have not heard of that term before since they are young and innocent. Atticus tells them that it is the knowledge of a female forced and without consent. As Scout and Jem get older they will start to question Atticus more. Most parents would have avoided that question. Atticus is true to his believes which means he is honest with his children s. Allusion: This quotation is an allusion to the 1930’s cotton wagons. Cotton wagons during the Great Depression were being used to transport cotton to another city. One of the routes passed by Maycomb and is why Dill was able to climb to the backboard. The New Deal encouraged farmers to use a three or four-year crop rotation. The government also encouraged them to re seed large areas of the plains. During the 1930s farmers called it dirty 30s.

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