whites is a night and day difference. In “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” the blacks were treated extremely poorly. Luckily‚ Calpurnia worked in the household of the Finches and was dearly loved there. Three words to describe Calpurnia would be wise‚ loyal and nurturing. Unlike many other blacks‚ Calpurnia is very smart and well educated. She could read and write. Calpurnia is also very wise and knows how to handle difficult situations. For instance‚ when she let everyone know about the
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What role does Calpurnia play in the novel? Calpurnia is a very important character in Harper Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird. This is because she has a very important role in the novel. Calpurnia teaches Jem and Scout many life lessons throughout the book‚ cleans and cooks like most mothers in the 1930s and acts as a bridge between Negros and whites. All of these actions show that she is a motherly and influential figure in the County of Maycomb. Calpurnia teaches Jem and Scout many life lessons
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physical conditions of life.” Chapter 17‚ Home Economics‚ shows the struggles Callie Vee faces with her species: humans‚ and specifically her mother. They have different ideas of what she should be learning to survive and what lifestyle Calpurnia should lead. Calpurnia tries to nourish her mind with science and in that way exist to her full potential‚ but her mother would like to develop her into a wife who cooks and knits for a successful man. This is where the rest of the human species comes in‚
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The author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate‚ Jacqueline Kelly‚ puts quotes from Darwin’s book the Origin of Species‚ before each chapter‚ to tell what the chapter will be about. In chapter two‚ there is a very detailed quote that describes the chapter very well. The quote is “The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why . . . the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather. . .” This quote means that some children do not have the same traits as their parents
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chapters 10 through 15 the trial becomes one of the main topics and causes many conflicts. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with the Finch family‚ which leads to some quarrelling. In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus and questioning whether Calpurnia or Alexandra is an excellent mother to the children. As I am further reading To Kill a Mockingbird I begin to characterize Atticus. I characterize Atticus as a caring and wise individual. One of the first ways Atticus portrays himself as is caring
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Jem’s actions. The two that stood out boldly to me‚ however‚ were Atticus and Calpurnia. Atticus‚ being the children’s father‚ tought his kids many moral lessons. Calpurnia acted as a mother to Jem and Scout. Throughout every chapter these two characters were making connections that only parents can do. They both inflicted fundamental influence on the children. Atticus and Calpurnia were both essential characters in supporting Jem and Scouts actions because they represented parental values
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things about the human condition‚ and many people throughout this story help has been discovered for new traits. Characters such as Miss Maudie‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson help Scout discover who she really is throughout the novel. All these characters have an outlook on Scout because it gives her thoughts on ideas of life‚ and of peoples actions and beliefs. Calpurnia is a respectable african- american who has true values and beliefs. She believes everyone should have respect for
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have to have kin to form a good family‚ as long as they care about each other. In the novel‚ Calpurnia is a black woman who works as a cook in Finch’s family‚ they don’t have any kin. However‚ no matter which angle you look into their relationship from‚ you will see the true love within a family. Calpurnia plays the role of a mother; she builds up many figures of a mother in Scout’s life. For example‚ Calpurnia is furious when Scout rudely ask Walter Cunningham
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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
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She has saved her father from being murdered/beaten up‚ grown up and learned that fighting is not always the answer‚ and to ignore people when they say hurtful things. In this journal I will be evaluating. Calpurnia is a more suitable mother figure for the children than Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia is a better mother figure because‚ She knows
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