Hawaiian Proverbs And Poetical Sayings By Harper Lee

“E wehe i ka umauma i ākea.”. This is an ʻōlelo noʻeau from the book Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings written by Mary Kawena Pukui which means “Open out the chest that it may be spacious” or “Be generous and kind to all.”. This ʻōlelo noʻeau is something that the book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee implies various times throughout the storyline. Hawaiian E-ola learner outcomes can be found countless times during this novel. Jem Finch, Maudie Atkinson, and Calpurnia Coleman are three prominent characters that demonstrate Hawaiian and Christian values such as Kūpono, Mālama, and Alakaʻi lawelawe through their actions and emotions during the fascinating plot of To Kill a Mockingbird.
To begin with, Miss Maudie Atkinson, a friend,

Calpurnia taught herself and her son how to read without the help of any schools but with the knowledge that was passed down to her. During chapter 12, Calpurnia decided to bring Jem and Scout Finch to attend her church. While visiting Calpurnia's church the children notice that there are many differences between Calʻs church and their own. On page 141 Scout asks why is there someone reading out the lines of the song and “ Calpurnia nodded, “Canʻt but four folks in the first purchase read . . . Iʻm one of ʻem” ” (141). When Calpurnia brings the children to the church that she attends she is showing them a different worldview and how much segregation there is in the world as well in their community. During the same chapter of this novel the children ask “ “Cal did you teach Zeebo?” “Yeah, Mister Jem. There wasn't a school even when he was a boy. I made him learn, though” ” (141). Showing the children that she was able to teach herself and her child how to read and write dispite not having the resources to do so. This is demonstrating that even though she did not have the greatest resources, she still was still able to persevere and create the education that her child needed. Calpurnia was able to create and become a leadership role for the Finch children to have as a guide and mentor to always go to for