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Alexandria Vs Calpurnia
I conclude that Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandria for many reasons. First, Calpurnia is a good mother figure. Both Scout and Jem look up to her like you would to your own mother. When Jem and Scout are exploring in the woods and sight old Tim Johnson the towns pet acting strange. They immediately run to Calpurnia for help thinking she can fix everything. Calpurnia doesn't hesitate and calls Atticus for help, and he shows up with the town sheriff Mr. Tate. They conclude that the dog is sick and needs to be taken care of. Mr. Tate hands over his rifle to Atticus and the commotion is ended when he puts a bullet straight through the poor old dog. With silence Tim Johnson simply falls over to his death. We also can conclude as a reader that Calpurnia is …show more content…
Right when she walked into their house she gave strict orders on what to do. For example she told Scout to not scratch her head! Being demanding can make people feel that they are being controlled in a sort of way. Aunt Alexandria also doesn’t know how to keep from other peoples business. She gets involved in other peoples conversations that doesn’t correspond to her. When Scout specifically asked Atticus if She could go over to Calpurnia’s house Aunt Alexandria barged in and said no;without even giving Atticus a chance to respond. She also believes that the kids don’t live up to their name. From this the reader can infer that Aunt Alexandria believes that Jem and Scout are not living to her standards and need to change their ways to fit to her likings. The reader can also notice that she simply cant understand the kids. If you cant understand someone you wont be able to help them out in any way because you don’t know what they are feeling in the inside. When Scout asked Atticus if she could go to Calpurnia’s house Aunt Alexandria said no. From this you can infer that Aunt Alexandria doesn’t know the deep relationship that Scout and Calpurnia are

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