In Chapter 11, Scout and Jem are insulted by the novel's most notorious racist, Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose yells, "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (Lee 135). Mrs. Dubose is not only prejudiced against black people, but also toward those who choose to associate with them.
In Chapter 24, Mrs. Merriweather is explaining the horrors that J. Grimes Everett experiences over in Africa during his missionary work. She tells Scout,
"you are a fortunate girl. You live in a Christian home with Christian folks in a Christian town. Out there in J. Grimes Everett's land there's nothing but sin and squalor" (Lee 309).
Mrs. Merriweather's xenophobic, intolerant comments display her prejudice toward foreigners. She is ignorant of other cultures and views America, along with its predominately Christian population, as superior to the Mrunas tribe in Africa.
In Chapter 26, Scout discusses Miss Gate's hypocritical comments with Jem. Scout says,
"I heard her say it's time somebody taught em' a lesson, they were gettin' way above themselves, an' the next thing they think they can do is marry us" (Lee 331).
Miss Gate's comments display her prejudiced feelings toward black people. Miss Gates believes that white people are superior and views black community members with contempt.
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