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Influence Of Aunt Alexandra In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the beginning of the novel, scout was stubborn. She wanted to wear breeches her whole life. However, later on, when aunt alexandra becomes part of her everyday life, scout begins to accept that lady’s wear dresses. Astonishing is the influence that a woman can have on another human being, that even a child has no choice but to change its ways.“After all, if aunty could be a lady at times, so could I” (Lee, 318). Scout was a tomboy because there was mostly boy in her life there was no girls in her life to show her what being a girl is like. Once aunt alexandra cAME her daily life she was showing scout what is what like to be a girl she needed aunt alexandra to show her what it would be like to wear a dress. though mostly having males influenced in her daily life, scout only needs one permanent role model to show her what becoming a lady signifies. …show more content…

In chapter 24, Aunt Alexandra and her missionary circle gathered and aunty invited scout; “[scout] was wearing her pink sunday dress, shoes and petticoat…”(306). when scout was influence to see what it would be like to wear a dress for the first time in her life she liked it. She wanted to be one of them girls to be a tomboy. Aunt alexandra changed her personality because she liked what aunt alexandra would wear. As stubborn as a child can be, it would see impossible to change their mind; however, when an adult in their life continues to insist for a change, the child personality

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