How Does Aunt Alexandra Change In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Aunt Alexandra is shaped by the society in which she lives because she sees colored people less, thinks girls should be girls, and thinks it's right for Francis to use the N.word. “...You’ve got to do something about her,” (Lee 182). Aunt Alexandra doesn’t want Calpurnia in the house because she is colored that is a common attitude that people have in this society. Next Aunt Alexandra thinks Scout should only do what girls should do (Lee #108). Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout shouldn’t wear pants, shouldn’t go outside, act less like a boy and more like a girl. The elderly believed that this is how it should be, in that time period. Last, Aunt Alexandra was aware of Francis calling Atticus a N. lover (Lee 112). By Aunt Alexandra allowing her

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