Another good influence in the novel is Miss Maudie. Miss Maudie is supportive, loving and a mother figure in Scout and Jem's life. She speaks to Jem and Scout as equals instead of little kids. She wants to teach Scout and Jem the ways of the world and the good in it. An example of this would be when Miss Maudie is teaching Scout that Atticus has a difficult job to do. He has to defend Tom Robinson a black man and by doing so he has to change the way the town thinks about race. "There are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs". This demonstrates how Miss Maudie is trying to teach Scout and Jem that their dad is brave for doing what he is doing and not many people would take his job. It's important for Jem and Scout to
