Race, Class, Gender interaction I. Intro. A.

Harper Lee Makes her character interact in a very peculiar way based on gender, race, and social class. Through the characters of the Ewells, Tom Robinson, and Atticus. II. Mayella Ewell. A. Is a white person that is living in the slums B. She is treated as the lowest class by all of the people in Maycomb because she carries the burden of her last name. C. The other White people in Maycomb don't treat her the same, but they still don't treatt her as low as they do the black people. D. The other white boys of her age choose not to interact with her because she doesn't meet the criteria of white. III. Mr. Ewell. A. Is a Bum and a scumbag but he still is a white person and hos word still goes above that of Tom Robinson. B. They treat him like the scum that he because of the name that he has made for himself. C. because of his actions other white people prefer not to associate with him and his family as well. D. His character plays an important role in the things that happen and why his daughter chooses to act out in the way that she does. IV. Tom Robinson. A. is discriminated on because he is of the lowest social class that there could ever be in the 30's south. B. because he is black his interaction with people of higher class or of other races (white) is very minimal. C. The only interaction he has whit white people is when he is working for them. D. Even though he is a good person and a hard worker the white people still choose to believe the word of a Ewell over his. Simply because of the color of his skin. V. Atticus. A. Is one of the only people in the book who defies all of the rules of interaction between races, classes and gender in the novel. B. Chooses to not only defend Tom Robinson in court but also tries to set him free at that. Something that is social suicide in the town of Maycomb and also for the period of time in which he lived in. C. Treats Tom Robinson like he is just another person that he encounters on the street. D. Treats Mayella Ewell better than does the rest of Maycomb. VI. Conclusion. A. Harper Lee puts her characters in certain situations throughout the novel to show that even in 1930's south there is interaction between Classes and Race that don't usually follow the norms of the time.