Option A
In her book Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History, Michelle Ann Abate writes: “Scout may waver in her attitudes about femininity, but—in keeping with the rigid postwar attitudes about gender—she also realizes, “There is no doubt about it, I must soon enter this world” (Lee 233).” What is the “world” she must enter? How does the notion that she must enter this “world” connect to the ideas of gender and feminism? Is Scout ultimately a feminist character? Why or why not?
Option B
Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus emphasizes the idea of responsibility to his children and to the community at large. In Atticus’ thinking, what is the connection between responsibility and race? What are the most significant lessons his children learned from him in terms of white identity?
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