To Kill A Mockingbird: Characters Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, and Dolphus Raymond

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meal about his personal eating habits. Being raised as a “proper” lady Calpurnia addressed Scout’s inappropriate behavior right away by saying, “Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em if you can't act fit to eat at the table you can just sit here and eat in the kitchen!” (pg. 33) Through this quote Calpurnia taught another one of her moral lessons to Scout, which is to respect people's differences even if she does not agree with them. Calpurnia also taught Scout that acting like she was on a higher status than someone certainly shows she was not. This scene in the novel showed one of the few stereotypes Calpurnia proved wrong. A common stereotype about African American’s is that they do not have equally as strong morals as Caucasian people. By confronting Scout about her disrespectful behavior Calpurnia proves this stereotype to be false. This relates to Calpurnia being a mother figure because ...

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they are.” (182-183) Through this quote the author shows how much Calpurnia’s presence in the Finch family helped Atticus get through all these years. Being a very maternal person Calpurnia was willing to help discipline Atticus’ kids even though she has no blood connection. From this quote a person learns that many people have different definitions of family. Atticus’ statements redefines the definition of family meaning he accepts anyone who was close to his heart, blood-related or not. Whereas Aunt Alexandra has a very exclusive idea of family allowing only blood related members. This as well confirms the role of Calpurnia as a mother figure who is always there for Scout and ...

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