Seeing Scout treated her guest horribly, Calpurnia pulled her into the kitchen, spanked her while saying, “Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was high and mighty!” (Lee 33) This piece of evidence illustrates that even though Scout didn’t have a mother who could have teaches her in behaving nicely towards others, Calpurnia already did an excellent job in nurturing Scout and shows her the appropriate manner that she should have.…
Jem began to demand that Scout not to always follow him after he was 12 years old. Scout began waiting for Dill in summer. However, Dill does not come to Maycomb this year. He sent a letter and told them that he will not go because he had a new father. Atticus was a member of the state legislature, so he was asked to travel to the state capital every day in two weeks.…
I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Throughout chapter 10 of the novel the children learn a plethora of secrets about their father. Next, Jen must read to Mrs. Dubose because he lost his temper and vandalized her yard. In chapter 13 the children are left alone with Calpurnia, and they learn a great deal about the black folk of Macomb. In the last two chapters, Aunt Alexandra moves in to give the children a feminine influence and a mob forms to harm Tom Robinson, but Scout manages to disperse the mob.…
She acts as a mother figure to Scout and Jem, as their mother passed away. Atticus treated Calpurnia like more than a servant and made her feel like part of the family. At one point Atticus says, “...I couldn’t have gotten along without her all these years. She’s a faithful member of this family.” He said this in reply to Alexandra, who thought Calpurnia should leave the house.…
Aunt Alexandra and Atticus didn’t always see eye to eye on how Scout should be raised. Since Atticus had been raising Scout alone since she was two, he had never forced her to act like a girl, as it was something he probably wasn’t familiar with and wouldn’t have been able to teach. He simply wished that Scout would make her own decisions and learn from her own experiences. Jem was taught by Atticus, since Atticus was a gentleman Jem simply had to observe. For Scout though, observing wouldn’t have been enough.…
Harper Lee exemplifies the characters using specific archetypes such as Terrorist, Matriarch/ Patriarch, and Sadist. Throughout the story she uses each archetype to plan and organized the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” and successfully recites the wonderful master piece. Each archetype has their own reason and own description to excite the readers. From the Terrorist being Atticus, to the Sadist being Bob Ewell the novels throws punches using the characters themselves. Although, Aunt Alexandra isn’t considered to be a main character her archetype is the Matriarch/ Patriarch.…
Aunt Alexandra Aunt Alexandra lives in a little town in Alabama called Maycomb. This town is a simple town which leans more towards the poor side of most other towns of similar size. It does contain a basic school with multiple grades and a single white folk’s church along with a single colored folk’s church. The story about Aunt Alexandra and Maycomb takes place during the Great depression of the 1930’s right after World War I. Aunt Alexandra is Atticus Finch's sister, which makes her Scout’s and Jem’s aunt.…
For example, when Scout made a remark about Walter Cunningham putting syrup on his dinner, Cal pulls Scout into the kitchen and says, “That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the tablecloth you let him, you hear?”(32). Scout questioning Walter Jr., surely makes him feel uncomfortable, and in a way harms him. Calpurnia disciplines Scout for her behavior, which teaches Scout that she should do no harm to others, in this case, Walter, just because she thinks that she’s better than him. Next, when Cal takes the children to her church and gets criticized by one of the church members, she defends her decision and says, “It’s the same God ain’t it?”(158). In this scene, Cal is a victim of undeserved violence because she was verbally attacked by Lula for doing nothing wrong.…
’”(209) This shows that Calpurnia not only means a lot to him, but to the children as well. In another part of the book, the reader learns that Calpurnia has known Atticus since they were both children. Atticus obviously trusts her, because he leaves her alone with the children several times, along with asking her to come with him to break the bad news to Helen. “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets” (46)…
After this incident Aunt Alexandra is heard telling Atticus that Calpurnia must go “... you’ve got to do something about her. You’ve let things go on too long, Atticus, too long.” (Lee 182). Aunt Alexandra believes that Atticus has let Calpurnia become too much of an influence in Scout and Jem’s life. Only a few minutes after Scout expresses her desire to go over to Calpurnia’s house, Aunt Alexandra is pushing Atticus to let Calpuria go.…
Her brother Jem Finch is brave but sometimes it can get him in trouble. Scout is always there for her brother even if it will get her in trouble also. Scout and Jem do not have a mother but Scout has mother-like figures. One of Scout’s mother-like figures is her African American maid named Calpurnia. Atticus treats Calpurnia like everyone else no matter the color of her skin.…
Parenthood is a gift that each parent should treasure. It is an experience that every person should enjoy through their lifetime. Most children love living with their parents as they feel secure, and ready to tackle each day’s challenges. Each parent has a diverse approach which they use to raise their children and instill discipline on them. Critical roles of a father are to take care of their kids and provide protection to them (parentleadership.com).…
For Atticus as a Father, parenting can be a standout amongst the most difficult tasks a man can undertake. There are numerous qualities that are essential to be a modest parent. In "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, there are various characters that show up as parental figures. Atticus is the most authoratative parental figure to Scout in light of the fact that he shows her preeminent life lessons, raised her in an unbiased environment, and gives her unconditional affection. All through this novel Atticus shows Scout what is important in life by showing her timeley lessons.…
She is one of the few blacks in Maycomb that is educated, and well. Calpurnia is the cook and housekeeper of the Finch family, and stands as the mother figure for Jem and Scout. However, she is black and lives in the black community. One day when Atticus is out of town Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout the church in her community. When they get there, the kids notice something peculiar about Calpurnia.…
Another reason she is motherly is that she makes the kids act respectful. If they are disrespectful she gets very upset. “‘Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny and don’t let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!’” (24). Calpurnia was saying this to Scout after she disrespected Walter Cunningham.…