Calpurnia’s influence on Scout. Calpurnia has been a positive influence on Scout even though Scout may not know it. Calpurnia has shown tough love on scout and does not let her get away with anything still, she tries her best to raise Scout and her brother up according to her beliefs. She guides Scout and teaches her morality, good manners and kindness. Scout thinks of Calpurnia as a cruel, oppressive and an uncaring person: “our battles were epic and one sided. Calpurnia always won because Atticus always took her side. She has been with us ever since Jem was born and I had felt her tyrannical presence as long as I can remember” (p.7). Scout dislikes Calpurnia because she was always ordering her out of the kitchen, always asking her why she
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Scout is too young to understand that Calpurnia acts harsh and and tough towards her because she is concerned and cares for her well being. Calpurnia tries her best to raise the kids in her own light like Atticus told Alexandra which includes teaching the kids how to act in a respectable manner to act. She speaks like the parent that she is. A great example of this was when Scout was unintentionally rude to Walter Cunningham:“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 so high and mighty! Yo folks might be better’n the Cunningham’s but it don't count for nothi’ the way you’re disgracin’ em” (p.33). As a black woman in the white town of Maycomb she knows what its like to be disrespected because of the color of her skin. Calpurnia’s message to Scout is to respect other people’s differences regardless of social status. Atticus agrees with her because he brought Calpurnia into his home without being clouded by prejudice and he wants his kids to grow up the same way. When Scout and Jem join Calpurnia to church on Sunday, they notice the differences between their church and hers for example] no hymns, no sign of a piano, church program and the fact that the church
Scout is too young to understand that Calpurnia acts harsh and and tough towards her because she is concerned and cares for her well being. Calpurnia tries her best to raise the kids in her own light like Atticus told Alexandra which includes teaching the kids how to act in a respectable manner to act. She speaks like the parent that she is. A great example of this was when Scout was unintentionally rude to Walter Cunningham:“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 so high and mighty! Yo folks might be better’n the Cunningham’s but it don't count for nothi’ the way you’re disgracin’ em” (p.33). As a black woman in the white town of Maycomb she knows what its like to be disrespected because of the color of her skin. Calpurnia’s message to Scout is to respect other people’s differences regardless of social status. Atticus agrees with her because he brought Calpurnia into his home without being clouded by prejudice and he wants his kids to grow up the same way. When Scout and Jem join Calpurnia to church on Sunday, they notice the differences between their church and hers for example] no hymns, no sign of a piano, church program and the fact that the church