Alexandra

Maycomb now lives with his mean, status-obsessed Aunt Alexandra. Who she refers to as “the…

Atticus can be seen from his sister, Aunt Alexandra. As Atticus and Aunt Alexandra get into an altercation, Scout goes upstairs to see her brother Jem. Scout and Jem discuss the relationship between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra, and Jem states, “[Aunt Alexandra] won’t let [Atticus] alone about Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin’ the family” (Lee 167). Evidently, the relationship between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra is regressing because Aunt Alexandra does not approve of Atticus’s…

Aunt Alexandra disciplines Scout on how to be lady-like and to not engage in fights. She also acts as a female figure and teaches Scout and Jem what is right and wrong. Furthermore, Aunt Alexandra comes from a white bloodline, so she fits in with most of the county. She is similar to a multitudinous amount of residents in Maycomb, racist and prejudice…

the brother of Alexandra who grows up with her and is the only one out of their family to go to University. He graduates and comes back to live with his older sister again. Marie used to visit Emil’s town when they were younger, so they knew each other from a very early age. She was the niece of one of the residents and would only visit occasionally. Eventually, she moved back to the Divide with her newlywed husband, Frank Shabata, and bought a neighboring home next to Alexandra. Emil and…

Aunt Alexandra is always looking out for Scout, whether it is what she is wearing or what is coming out of her mouth. Scout explains how Aunt Alexandra makes her dress like a young lady, “...She said I wasn’t suppose to be doing things that require pants” (Lee 108). Scout was referring to Aunt Alexandra. This scene is continuously being presented throughout the book, just in different ways. This is important because it shows that Aunt Alexandra is trying to teach Scout to be…

understood one crucial lesson of life. Through the way she grew out of childhood myths and began to discern rumors and people with her own mind, the story shows how she had taken a step towards adulthood. Through the way her mindset towards Aunt Alexandra changes and the way she able to act like a lady even when she didn’t want to, the story shows how Scout had grown out of the simple childish mindset. Coming of age played a large role within the plot of the novel, as shown through Scout’s…

actions from certain people; In this case Aunt Alexandra means differently from Scout’s perspective. For example “Talk like that in front of whom” (209 Lee)? Lee was trying to show how Aunt Alexandra was discussded on how Scout stuck her tongue at Calpurnia saying thank you for the tea. Another example is “Like that in front of Calpurnia. You said Braxton Underwood despises Negros right in front of her.” Lee was slightly showing character in Aunt Alexandra how she had to change hoe Scout thanked…

educated and respectable African American, but Aunt Alexandra still treats her as inferior. When Aunt Alexandra first arrives at the Finch house she immediately orders Calpurnia to take her suitcase. “Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia” (Lee 169). Her first reaction to Calpurnia is to order her to put her bag away, giving no acknowledgment that she is anything other than a servant. When Scout asks to go over to Calpurnia’s house, Aunt Alexandra refuses to let her go. “Yessum, and she…

father. Next, Jen must read to Mrs. Dubose because he lost his temper and vandalized her yard. In chapter 13 the children are left alone with Calpurnia, and they learn a great deal about the black folk of Macomb. In the last two chapters, Aunt Alexandra moves in to give the children a feminine influence and a mob forms to harm Tom Robinson, but Scout manages to disperse the mob. In this journal, I will be characterizing and questioning. In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus. First,…

As one may know, humans are not simple and one-sided creatures who can be understood in a matter of minutes. They are beings of an intrinsic and contradictory nature which results in their complex personalities. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, set in the 1930’s south, we see many characters who display multi-sided personalities and traits; while they may appear to be solely “good” or “bad” at first, they actually prove to be complex individuals. In this novel, Harper Lee ensures…