Dolphus Raymond is used in the text to display how unwavering prejudice in a community can be as well as the sacrifices that victims of prejudice make to find harmony within their lives. .
The theme of prejudice is also channelled through the minor character of Aunt Alexandra. Atticus's sister Alexandra is a haughty, vain woman who throughout the novel makes comments, gives advice and makes decisions due to prejudiced ideas. Aunt Alexandra holds prejudices against races, social stature and gender. Aunt Alexandra is constants making remarks to Scout that suggest that she has preconceived ideas about what the role of a woman is. She suggests that Scout, and ladies in general, should wear dresses, attend tea parties, and speak only when spoken to. As Aunt Alexandra is prejudiced against black people she makes the decision to disallow Scout and Jem to visit the home of their nanny; Calpurnia. She also believes that because of the colour of Calpurnia's skin she should be retired from her position, and is constantly suggesting the notion to Atticus. Aunt Alexandra's decisive 'advice' to Scout about avoiding Walter Cunningham, who is extremely poor, demonstrates she is also discriminative in relation status. '"Because – he - is - trash, that's why you can't play with him. I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what."' (248). This quote highlights the true roots of Aunt Alexandra's judgment. She has never met Walter, she only knows his last name and because of this assumes he is of bad character and she forbids Scout from playing with him. Aunt Alexandra is used, very effectively, to explore the theme of prejudice as she embodies the views and beliefs of the majority of white population living in the South during that time. .
Mayella Ewell and the Ewell family are very important in the exploration of prejudice throughout the novel.
