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Essay On Calpernia In To Kill A Mockingbird

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I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 207. This section of the book is about Scout and Jem. The kids are ashamed of Atticus being old, until they learn that he is the deadliest shot in Maycomb. Jem attacks Mrs. Dubose’s flowers and is forced to read to her everyday for a month. She died free from her morphine addiction and Jem starts to grow up. With Jem growing up, he does not want to spend as much time with Scout and Atticus is gone for a week due to a case. When Atticus returns, Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with them. Atticus and Alexandra fuss over if Calpernia should stay and Scout and Jem fuss because Jem is acting like he is better than Scout. Scout finds Dill under her bed. Dill says he ran away from home and Atticus allows Dill to stay with the Finches. The Tom Robinson case comes up and a mob …show more content…

Cunningham into making the mob leave. In this paper, I will be evaluating. I am evaluating that Calpernia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra. Calpernia is a wonderful mother figure to Scout and Jem. One reason is because she is caring. Cal brings them to her church, because she doesn't want them to have to go to their church all alone. She comforts Scout when Jem is mean to her. Calpernia invites her to hang out in the kitchen with her whenever she wants. She also talks highly about Scout and Jem and her son, Zeebo, who she taught to read. Calpernia is also very motherly because she teaches the kids life lessons. She taught them that there is a place for everything. She talks like the people at her church because if she talked in a proper fashion at church it would seem weird and people would feel bad. She teaches Scout to respect her company when Walter Cunningham comes for lunch and Scout

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