Chapter 16 of “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” is titled The Telephone Comes‚ and in this chapter the town of Fentress‚ Texas is introduced to a new machine called the telephone. The quote intertwines with the chapter perfectly because they both relate to the world’s development. The quotation means that even as parts of the world change‚ some things stay consistent. Major changes might include technological advancements‚ religion alterations‚ political views‚ or ways of life. No matter what
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are there Aunt Alexandra and Calpurnia. When Calpurnia is mentioned in the book she is a clear mother like character. Calpurnia is someone Scout naturally looks up to her for examples of how she is obligated to grow up. Scout even comes out and says how Calpurnia has curtain skills she is interested in and learning from Calpurnia. Calpurnia is a character that is present in times that Jem and Scout need her. In the book Scouts home has started to burn down and Calpurnia is automatically there to comfort
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For one thing‚ Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra. When reading chapters ten through fifteen Calpurnia is a good example of a mother to Jem and Scout. The first reason she is a better mother figure is Calpurnia is always doing her best to help Scout out. Scout asked Cal if she could go to her house sometime and Cal said Scout could come anytime. Calpurnia always is willing to be around Scout and be a good female influents. Jem has been having some mood swings and has been mean
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Regan Batson Portia and Calpurnia Essay In the play Julius Caesar‚ gender roles play a predominant part in the lives of all characters. The women and men in the play are treated differently in various ways. Calpurnia and Portia are two women who share many of similarities in their marriages‚ but also possess differences in how each one of their husbands treats the relationship. Throughout the play‚ the women are overpowered by their husbands‚ while the wives have no “voice” and significance in
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Question 3: Calpurnia is the African-American cook and housekeeper for the Finches. She acts as a mother figure and disciplinarian in the Finch household. In some ways‚ she even takes the place of Scout and Jem’s dead mother. Atticus trusts Calpurnia‚ relies on her for support raising his children‚ and considers her as part of the family. Calpurnia’s characters towards the children make them close to her. She is a loving and caring person. In this novel‚ Calpurnia’s loving character makes
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Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra’s beliefs are a major cause of conflict throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This conflict is not only between Calpurnia‚ Atticus Finch’s’ housekeeper‚ and Alexandra‚ Atticus Finch’s sister and the aunt of his children. Furthermore‚ their moral differences create conflict between themselves and other characters involved in the plot. However‚ these two important characters aren’t only different. Calpurnia and Alexandra have many similarities‚ as well. Calpurnia
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Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage
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The differnces can be seen in act ii‚ scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii ‚ scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia ) Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal‚ which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However‚ Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody‚ unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed‚ and tell her he is simply
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nanny a stepmom aunt it could be anyone your extremely close too. That’s why I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than aunt Alexandria. Calpurnia teaches them life lessons like she teaches the kids manners and how to cook she explains so they will know for the future. She also teaches them to be respectful like when she scolded scout for saying all those mean words to Walter Cunningham. Calpurnia also disciplines the children if they do wrong. Not in a hard way but its still a punishment
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The Setting Fentress‚ Texas- Nature The book is set in a small Texan town (Fentress) that is prone to chronic heat waves. The town is surrounded by greenery‚ farms and fields. Callie Vee (Calpurnia Tate) often explores San Marcos River. The river was separated from her house by a crescent-shaped field of five acres of feral‚ uncleared woods. There is a thin‚ clear path created by dogs‚ deer and other animals. There are high bushes of sticky burrs. There are “bags” of webworms above the river like
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