Alexandra

This is the last entry from the diary of Tsarina Alexandra, the wife of Nicholas II, written just before she was executed by the Bolsheviks along with the rest of the royal family. The royal family was not always regarded with such disdain, and in fact, many Russian citizens once saw the Tsar, Nicholas II, as a paternal figure, appointed by God himself to lead the nation. The Tsar himself however, was indifferent to politics. In a private conversation with a friend he even said, “I am not…

eat with them. Scout begins to judge him when he pours molasses all over his lunch. Calpurnia sets her straight when she takes Scout to kitchen and explains to her that you can't pass judgement on someone just because they are different. When Aunt Alexandra comes to town she tells Scout that she can’t be friends with the Cunningham Family because in her eyes they are…

appears numerous times in the book like in Tom Robinsons trial , or how Aunt Alexandra treats Calpurnia, or when Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a white man chooses to marry a black woman. Tom Robinson is convicted purely because he is a black man and his accuser is white. The evidence is so powerfully in his favor, that race is clearly the single defining factor in the jury's…

place in the 1930s that illustrates many different types of prejudice, especially in race, class, and family. Prejudice is portrayed on various occasions including when Tom Robinson is put on trial for a crime he clearly did not commit, when Aunt Alexandra explains to Scout Finch that she is not allowed to invite a boy whos family is not in their social hierarchy, and when Scout must explain to her new school teacher that Walter Cunningham and his family can not afford to have lunch. People tend…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise (Scout) Finch undergoes vast character change. Her views and perspective went through drastic alterations due to the events that ripped through Maycomb in rapid succession and the part her father, Atticus Finch, played in those events. She was selfish and somewhat self-absorbed in the beginning of the book, as expected for a child almost six years old but as she grew older and life threw its curve balls at her, she matured and became more compassionate and…

Every Christmas Eve day Uncle Jack, Aunt Alexandra, Uncle Jimmy (Alexandra’s husband), and Francis (Scout’s cousin and Alexandra’s grandson) would meet Atticus in Maycomb junction and a stay week with Atticus. After Christmas Eve dinner Scout was telling Francis that she was going to have Uncle…

To Kill A Mockingbird: Jem’s Maturation Jem has a childlike innocence like scout, but as the story progresses he grows as a person and starts to see a new point of view toward Maycomb. As Jem matures, he’s faced with different situations where he acts maturely even though his friends might look down on him. In chapter 3, Scout beats up Walter Cunningham in the school yard in a way to get back at him for getting her in trouble. Jem sees what Scout is…

Aunt Alexandra was first introduced in chapter 9, which included Scout telling the reader about how her Aunt believed she should behave, saying, “...I should be a ray of sunshine in my father’s lonely life...Aunty said that one had to behave like a sunbeam…” (Lee 108). From this excerpt, one can see that Aunt Alexandra’s image of a good child would be one who seems perfect. Aunt Alexandra, unlike Atticus, raised her only child, Francis, the way…

hardest. But soon enough, everyone learns the necessities they need in order to survive the world. For Scout, she showed signs of growing up when she first realized the flaws with her teacher, Miss Gates, when she was able to act like a lady for Alexandra, and when she saw life through Boo Radley’s eyes. Scout was in her classroom when she heard Miss Gates talking about how atrocious Hitler was, and that he persecuted Jews - she had said that she was glad America never did that. This struck…

implying that all boys can’t cook.CX Aunt Alexandra and Scout are having a conversation about “Fine Folks”, but they having differing opinions about the topic.CD Scout says, “Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was”(Lee 173). Aunt Alexandra is stereotyping because she…