Extending the Theme

My all time pet peeve is women being discriminated against just because they aren't a man. So when I was reading through the book, the parts that really stood out to me was when the women in the book where thought of as not as good as a man. One part that really stood out to me was when Atticus explained to Scout that Miss Maudie could never be on a jury because she is a woman. I was amazed that the United States could ever do that, when a woman was thought as less of a human being than a man. And I know that there was times that where a lot worse to women, and I feel strongly about women being equal because I am a young women and I don't want to be thought of as any less than a man. I think I feel so strongly about this because I grew up in a family with strong women, and my mother is the strongest women I have ever meet and she taught me to be strong women and that I am just as good as a man.
Along the lines of women being discriminated against, I really connected with Scout because I was that little girl that was the Tom Boy and got left out from the "just for boy stuff" Even like the little things, like when Scout has to go home because she can't be in the peeing contest with Jem and Scout. When I was reading I went back to those days when I was left out of the boy stuff, because I was a girl. So I took the main theme as Scout trying to find herself and growing up as a girl with a tom boy side.
After reading this book it opened my eyes to the stereo typical girl and boy roles. I guess during my childhood I balanced on that line and my parents where very supportive but at the same time I had the "Aunt Alexandra" who wanted me to go straight into the girl role. And I think by me being a tom boy, I am more stubborn now because of it, and I think Scout was too. She was stuck in her ways and just wanted to be able to do whatever she enjoyed. And she liked her overalls and hanging out with the boys.