What does it mean to act like a lady? Read the quote from To Kill a Mockingbird below. When you are done post a brief response to Scout. What do you think she is arguing against here? Do you agree or disagree? Have you ever been told to dress or act a certain way based upon your gender? If so, how do you feel about that? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
“Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing anything that required pants. Aunt Alexandra's vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born; furthermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my father’s lonely life. I suggested that one could be a ray of sunshine in pants just as well, but Aunty said that one had to behave like a sunbeam, that I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year. She hurt my feelings and set my teeth permanently on edge, but when I asked Atticus about it, he said there were already enough sunbeams in the family and to go about my business, he didn't mind me much the way I was.”
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
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