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Why Is Jem's Mother Happened To Still Be Alive
If Scout and Jem’s mother happened to still be alive, just about everything would be different with their family. Their family would not need Calpurnia to look after Jem and Scout, cook, or clean. Scout would not need her Aunt Alexandra there to be the feminine role model and they wouldn't have her looking over her shoulder every time they were around her. Then Atticus would not have to constantly worry about what the kids are doing and if they are getting into mischief. Finally, Scout would not enjoy everything that Jem enjoys, she would be more ladylike if her mother was alive.
Scout’s mother passed away when she was just 2 years old and with Scout’s mother being gone, she does not have a lot of woman in her life to show her how to act like a lady. She is always hanging around
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Looking after the household and the kids if their mother was still alive. Calpurnia would be living her own life and not worrying about other people and their kids. She would not have to look after Scout and Jem, feed them, and clean up after them. Maybe their mom would still have Calpurnia around but probably only while their mother was at work, if she did have to work. The kids and Atticus would have never met Calpurnia if their mother and his wife was alive.
Atticus, their father, would have never had Aunt Alexandra come live with them to show Scout to be a lady and have a woman in the house 24/7. Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout should act more ladylike than manly like. Aunt Alexandra thinks that with her being there that Calpurnia does not have to be there anymore to look after the kids, cook, or clean. Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout should wear dresses and all the girly stuff instead of overalls and tennis shoes. She would rather her hang out with girls than play outside with the boys and get dirty and get into trouble.
Without Scout and Jem’s mother in their life, it would be really different. We all need that feminine influence in our

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