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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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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supposed to stay home and wear dresses. Society‚ or in this case Aunt Alexandra‚ pressure girls to change and become “ladies”. Aunt Alexandra represents the stereotypical woman and moves in to protect the Finch’s reputation by trying to right all their wrongs. This includes turning scout into a lady. Aunt Alexandra’s focus on Scout’s appearance displays just one minute facet of life in which society pressures women. Alexandra was “fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly
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emergency session of legislature‚ Dill is not coming to visit for the summer‚ and Aunt Alexandra arrives unannounced to live with them. b. These small disappointments foreshadow the trial of Tom Robinson. 3. What is ironic about Jem and Scout’s visit to Calpurnia’s church? Explain. a. Page 119-120- READ ALOUD TO CLASS- The children experience prejudice against them. They don’t possess prejudice and neither does Calpurnia. They are surprised when church goer Lula confronts
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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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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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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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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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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 proper. The straight-laced‚ austere and tough loving Aunt is a very
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of letters from Aunt Fay to her niece Alice who is currently studying English Literature at college. Alice has been told to read Jane Austen but thinks that Austen is “boring‚ petty and irrelevant” (Letters to Alice‚ Page 7). Aunt Fay attempts to convince Alice to read Jane Austen by talking about the life and work of Jane Austen‚ and tries to explain Literature to Alice. She encourages Alice to put off writing her own novel until she is more familiar with proper Literature. Aunt Fay then creates
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