Aunt Alexandra is Atticus sister who is nothing like her brother in any sort of way.In the beggining of To Kill A Mockingbird Alexandas reasoning is to have more of a more fenimme influece around the house hold. Alexandra is first precived as a unloving‚unfeeling and just comes across as cold.She embodies all the prejudices of the coummnnity of Maycomb. With her being just like every other person on the Maycomb society she was accepted by the people of the town due to her also having a dislike
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Scout asks Aunt Alexandra if she’s come for a visit‚ and aunty says that she and Atticus have decided that it’s best if she stays with them for a while‚ as Scout needs some "Feminine influence"(13.10). Scout has trouble making any kind of conversation with her aunt. That evening Atticus comes home and confirms Aunt Alexandra’s reason for her coming to stay‚ though Scout thinks it’s mostly her aunt’s doing‚ part of her long campaign to do "What Is Best For The Family"(13.22). Aunt Alexandra is popular
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In the book‚ Aunt Alexandra and Calpurnia are characters that could serve as motherly figures to Scout. In my opinion‚ Calpurnia acts as a better mother for the children. In contrast from Aunt Alexandria‚ Calpurnia is extraordinarily caring towards Jem and Scout‚ as well as other people. When old Tim Johnson‚ the rabid dog‚ came ambling into town‚ she immediatly went to action. She called every person in the town to make sure that they were aware of the danger. Another example is when Scout was feeling
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Aunt Alexandra comes to the Finch residence at the end of chapter twelve‚ declaring that the family decided that it would be best for Scout and Jem to have some feminine influence in their lives. Scout knows that Alexander usually dictates what she wants upon the family‚ and uses the term the family decided to make her an even greater point of authority in the Finch family. Usually her dictations give her chances to impress her views on others or increase the family name and work towards the ideal
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love to hate character in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee would be Aunt Alexandra. Austere Aunt Alexandra‚ is not very lovable or emotional‚ and not like a typical aunt. Thinking that Atticus is having a hard time raising the two children without a mother‚ decides to help out. She’s a very discriminating person in the family‚ especially to Scout who is very tomboy‚ who does not understand ladylikeness. Fitting in with Maycomb and all the other ladies‚ Aunt Alexandra likes to be fashionable and
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Scout’s Negative Impact from Aunt Alexandra and Positive Impact from Atticus and Maudie The time difference from the Great Depression setting of To Kill A Mockingbird and present day is rather large‚ but that does not change the lessons that are learned or taught in the novel because some of the problems that existed back then still exist now. Scout gets to experience the feeling of prejudices and how it affects the lives of others. Scout does not know much about the events that are happening or
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To Kill A Mockingbird – Aunt Alexandra and Uncle Jack Alexandra “Aunt Alexandra” Hancock is Atticus’ and Jack’s sister‚ married to James “Uncle Jimmy” Hancock. She has a son named Henry and a very spoiled grandson named Francis. She moves in with the Finch family for an indefinite stay and has a very strong personality. (River boat boarding school manor”) Aunt Alexandra is Scout’s only white‚ finch-family feminine influence. John Hale “Uncle Jack” Finch is Atticus’ and Aunt Alexandra’s younger
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Calpurnia Cares “Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard.” (Pg 6) This is how Jean Louise “Scout” Finch describes Calpurnia‚ a black woman who serves as the Finch family cook and maid in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Although Calpurnia is employed by a high social class family she is still considered to be at the bottom of that social hierarchy because of her African-American descent
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Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird was published during a time of rapid change and was well received to due its views of the society. In the novel‚ Harper Lee advocates for a change in the idea of a “typical lady” and the way minorities are viewed and treated. The narrator‚ Scout‚ is a strong willed‚ adventurous girl that just likes to have fun. But‚ according to society‚ women are supposed to stay home and wear dresses. Society‚ or in this case Aunt Alexandra‚ pressure girls to change
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Aunty Knows Best Aunt Alexandra’s Thoughts After She Says‚ “We’ll see about this.” (177) First of all‚ how dare she! I feel like I’m raising two crude boys‚ in the stead of the gentleman and lady I feel I am owed! My brother was always vacant in our childhood‚ but I will not allow him to corrupt a whole new generation of Finches‚ especially now that I see how Francis is turning out! You know‚ I’m rather sure that the problem with that little brat Francis is that he must have spent too much time
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