Jem Finch and Scout Finch were raised in the intense love and logical choices that they get from their father, Atticus Finch. However, they were lack of feminine influences as their mother died when they were little. But throughout the book, the reader quickly learned that there are numbers of women that play crucial roles in filling in the gap of femininity that presents in the children’s state of mind. One of the evidence is in chapter 3, where we see Calpurnia, the housekeeper, educate Scout to become a better person at treating other people. The incident happens when Scout embarrassed her company, Walter Cunningham Jr, as she kept questioning about Water in the using of an excessive amount of syrup, which reminds him that he’s poor. 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.
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Another woman that did a wonderful job at helping Scout understanding the people around her with a more factual thought, is Miss Maudie Atkinson. In chapter 5 where Scout and
Another woman that did a wonderful job at helping Scout understanding the people around her with a more factual thought, is Miss Maudie Atkinson. In chapter 5 where Scout and