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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 17/11/12 SA’ADATU SHU’AIBU

Calpurnia is the woman we all see as the mother figure at the Finches house. At the beginning of the book the narrator (scout) shows off Calpurnia as a strict but caring woman, who was always there for the kids. As we get to the point of her confrontation with Lula, we learn more about the character. Harper lee uses dialogue to portray Calpurnia with a split personality and also not being prejudiced.

The dialogue Harper Lee uses in this scene reveals Calpurnia’s Split personality. Scout is the one who notices her split personality. “They’s my comp’ny” Calpurnia says to Lula. At this point she surprises the kids. Scout realizes “ I thought her voice strange”. This was unlike Calpurnia
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