Jean Louise Quotes

Jean Louise was at school and it was lunch time, all the kids got out their lunches and began eating. The teacher walked by and look at all of the kids meals and came upon walter cunningham. Walter didn't have his lunch with him so Miss Caroline asked him about it and offered him a quarter. She then offered it a second time, this time being a little more impatient due to the fact Walter would not take the quarter. Jean Louise stepped in and tried to explain to miss caroline why he would not take her money.“ That’s okay ma’am, you’ll get to know the country folks after a while. The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back (26).” Walter doesn’t have the money because he is poor and has no way to pay her back so he didn’t take the quarter. Walters father, Walter Cunningham Sr. , once needed help from atticus and could not pay him back in money so he would stop by and deliver a variety of goods as payment.This was in own way of paying back atticus in the only way he could. Walter was shown by his father not to be dishonest and only take what you can pay back.
Atticus then interrupted the meeting and pulled aside aunty and along with Calpurnia and jean louise. Miss Maudie decided to join them also. They all when into the kitchen and atticus broke the news that Tom Robinson was killed and he needs cals help to go tell Tom’s wife he has passed away. Miss maudie and Aunt were blind sided and very upset by the news, but they composed themselves and took Calpurnia’s spot and began serving the ladies from the meeting like nothing had been said. “After all if aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I (318).” Jean Louise figured that if something like this could happen and her aunty could still be a lady then there is no reason she can’t be. She looked at how her aunt could act and figured that was the right thing and could do it