Who Is Miss Maudie In To Kill A Mockingbird

The Sophisticated Lessons From Miss. Maudie

In the 1930’s many men thought of themselves as better than African-American and women. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird many of the men of the church think of themselves as a better baptist and person than Miss. Maudie. The narrorator ,Scout Finch, describes their hometown Maycomb, Alabama as a small and dull town. Miss. Maudie is the nice lady that lives across the street who plays with Scout, Jem and Dill and makes them pie and treats. Atticus Finch is one of the most courageous men of Maycomb, he takes on a case to defend a black man wrongly accused of rape. Atticus keeps his cool and stays dedicated to his case even after the cruel things the town says and does to him, a friend of his who is also a character that knows how to keep her cool in any tough situation is: Atticus Finch’s neighbour, Miss. Maudie.

Maudie is more than just the church going, flower loving lady across the street. Despite being as dedicated to God as the baptist men of Maycomb they still think of her as greedy and sinful because of how much time she spends in her garden and how much she cares for it. She cares for the Finch children like they’re her own and looks out for them when Atticus isn’t around. Unlike the other women of Maycomb, Miss. Maudie knows to use her sharp tongue to counter meanness rather than spreading it. Although the men of the church criticize her constantly about her garden, she takes care of it everyday because it’s what she loves. She explains to Scout how the men misuse the Bible and use it’s words in a poor manner, “sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of oh, of your father.” (60) This is a lesson taught to Scout one of many small things Miss. Maudie teaches her. She does not start arguments, but when in one she remains ladylike and keeps her composure, she is a caring woman dedicated to the people and things she