Calpurnia wasn’t just a cook for the Finch family, but was like a part of the family. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, takes place in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. It wasn’t so happy of a time knowing that it took place in the Great Depression but it didn’t effect the Finch family too much because they were in the middle class. Being an African American, Calpurnia was from the South part of Maycomb and knew what the domestic part of life looked like. Cal wasn’t domestic to Scout and Jem but knew how to get them to listen if they weren’t behaving. Calpurnia was the cook for the Finch family (Atticus, Jem, and Scout) ever since they lost the wife and mother of their family. Throughout the novel, Calpurnia becomes more than just their cook but becomes almost like the mom of the Finch family. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Calpurnia demonstrates being kind, helpful, and motherly towards the Finch family. In To Kill a
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Cal would step in as the job as their mother if Atticus wasn’t at home, or had to work late at night. She would dress the kids and make their breakfast in the mornings before school or just a day outside playing/exploring with Dill. In addition, she would teach Scout lessons on how to be nice; especially to Walter Cunningham; just like a mother would. On another note, Atticus was comfortable trusting Calpurnia to take his place if he couldn’t be there. “But there came a day when Atticus told us he’d wear us out if we made any noise in the yard and commissioned Calpurnia to serve in his absence if she heard a sound out of us” (Lee 15). This shows that Calpurnia is trusted and can keep Scout and Jem safe in Atticus’s absence. In this novel, Cal demonstrates all characteristics of being motherly. They didn’t care if she was African American, she was just a lady trying to fill in the shoes of a wife/mother the Finch family
Cal would step in as the job as their mother if Atticus wasn’t at home, or had to work late at night. She would dress the kids and make their breakfast in the mornings before school or just a day outside playing/exploring with Dill. In addition, she would teach Scout lessons on how to be nice; especially to Walter Cunningham; just like a mother would. On another note, Atticus was comfortable trusting Calpurnia to take his place if he couldn’t be there. “But there came a day when Atticus told us he’d wear us out if we made any noise in the yard and commissioned Calpurnia to serve in his absence if she heard a sound out of us” (Lee 15). This shows that Calpurnia is trusted and can keep Scout and Jem safe in Atticus’s absence. In this novel, Cal demonstrates all characteristics of being motherly. They didn’t care if she was African American, she was just a lady trying to fill in the shoes of a wife/mother the Finch family