How Does Calpurnia Change In To Kill A Mockingbird

Calpurnia has taught the children how to contend with issues of race and class that exist in the segregated society. In Chapter 3, Walter Cunningham Jr. has dinner with the Finch family, and Scout is disgusted when he pours syrup all over his meal. Scout embarrasses Walter at the dinner table by rudely asking him “what the sam hill is he doing”. Calpurnia then requests Scout's presence in the kitchen and proceeds to reprimand Scout for her rude behavior. “Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it doesn’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em if you can't act fit to eat at the table you can just sit here and eat in the kitchen!”. This quote supports that Calpurnia commanded Scout that she has no right to contradict Walter for his eating habits and teaches Scout a lesson of social equality and conscience. Calpurnia tells Scout that it doesn't matter if her family is considered "better" than the Cunninghams; Scout needs to treat Walter courteously and equally. Calpurnia also warns Scout not to act "high and mighty" around her guests by disgracing them, or she might punish her since she would have to eat in the kitchen. Calpurnia essentially teaches Scout how to handle and treat people that the prejudiced society considers “not their kind of folks”. She encourages Scout to view Walter impartially and treat him the same way she would want to be treated. It is significant how this lesson comes from Calpurnia, because, as a black woman

As Jem was eating Miss Maudie’s cake, she explains to him how Atticus had to have defended Tom because “he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that” (183), showing that Atticus had to be appointed to the case for a reason, and that reason was he's the only person who could get an all-white jury to really think about the conviction of a black man. Normally, an all-white jury would convict a black man for any crime in a significantly shorter amount of time since it’s always a white person’s word against a black person’s word which doesn’t hold strongly in court; nevertheless, Atticus seemed to be able to get to them because the jury took longer than usual to convict a case that would have been quick and effortless. Since he wore out the jury out for that long, Atticus is recognized as the person the good people of Maycomb solely trusts to create the change that their town so desperately needs. As it turns out, Scout thinks “[they’re] making a step—it’s just a baby-step, but it’s a step” (183). This depicts how although Atticus lost his case, he did make the jury question if they should really convict a black man which to Scout and presumably other residents of Maycomb is a step in the direction towards change in the deep

The small town of Maycomb, Alabama gives the outward appearance of being cozy and cheerful, with quirky neighbors and backyards filled with gardens and treehouses. Beneath the small-town charm lies a place that is home to deep racial injustices and townspeople who refuse to acknowledge the damaging power that their racists views hold. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout spot a dog while looking for small creatures to shoot with their air-rifles. Jem notices immediately that something is wrong, and is wary of the dog’s strange behavior. The children return home and recount the experience to Calpurnia, who calls their father, Atticus, to eliminate the danger and shoot the dog. The mad dog that roams the streets of Maycomb

Scout’s moral teachers help her understand people as a whole. The first to present this challenge to her was her classmate Walter Cunningham. Walter is one of the less fortunate people that were hit by the crash and causing them to be on the poorer side. After a scuffle at school he comes over for dinner, there he displayed rather strange behavior. Drenching his plate in syrup, Scout in pure disgust lashes out at him once again criticizing him about his eating habits. Which lead

The book,¨To kill a Mockingbird¨ and ¨The Help¨ have people who really appreciate what others do for them no matter the race. By the same token, ¨To kill a Mockingbird¨ Scout, Jem and Atticus treat Calpurnia as if she was family, they don't think less of her or make her feel useless. Scout and Jem are always listening to Calpurnia's advice and are really never impolite to her and treat her as if she was more than just their maid(Lee,np).Atticus never mistreat´s Calpurnia, in all of maycomb Atticus stands out and never looks in the outside and really cares about what's inside, even though everyone else in Maycomb is very judgmental and uncivil without trying.Everyone in Maycomb feels the need to have someone that's less than them so they

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout’s childish perception of the world throughout the novel reveals her lack of understanding and unawareness to her surroundings. Through the events in the small town of Maycomb Scout develops higher levels of maturity in interpreting the events occurring to influence her character. With racism being prevalent in the South, Scout’s exposition of the complexity of interracial relationships challenges her and the community’s views toward. Lee having Scout narrate the story filters the way characters evolve into the novel.

Calpurnia first talked to Scout about how she acted after she had commented about how Walter Cunningham was eating. She brings Scout to the other room and lectures her on being polite to guests. “‘There’s some folk who don’t eat like us,’ she whispered fiercely, ‘but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t’” (24). By saying this, Calpurnia lets Scout know that everyone is different and no matter how you feel about it, it isn’t your responsibility to bring it

In the class the next day, Miss Caroline is scared of cooties from a filthy child named Burris Ewell. The Ewells are notorious in the town for ages, although Miss Caroline knows nothing about these customs. Atticus suggests that we cannot force such people to go to school, as their characteristics are impossible to change. Burris seems to be the antihero of the story. Another possibility is that he eventually changed his mind in a touching event with the protagonists.

Many people knew the truth of the Tom Robison trial, Tom was a good man who is wrongly accused of breaking the law, the jury decided he was guilty of many of the crimes and the reason for the guilty verdict is based on the color of his skin. Scout was rightfully upset, angry, and confused and Atticus told her "The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a

To begin, the Cunningham family occupies a critical role in showing kindness throughout the story. While the family may not show compassion to others in the early scenes of the book, the behaviors of others influence them. Near the start of the story, Jem and Scout invite Walter over to the Finch home for dinner, during which Scout begins to taunt Walter for pouring syrup all over his food. When Calpurnia sees this, she pulls Scout aside and gives her a lecture that reads, “Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!” (29). This moment in the story serves as a reminder to

People can be described in many different ways based on their personality. In To Kill a Mockingbird the best way to describe the main characters are through shapes.The reason Jim is a star is because he is a goody two-shoes and does not like to fight. He also wants to do good with his life. He does all that he can to make his father proud. The reason the star was chosen for Jim was because he is the kind of person who would get the golden star in class. Calpurnia represents a square because she is a “basic” Character. She does not have anything special happen to her like all of the other main character's. A square is one of the most “basic” shape so it represents Calpurnia well.

I am evaluating if Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra is to Scout. I believe that Calpurnia is a better mother for these reasons. She has always been there for them. Calpurnia has been there for Jem and Scout ever since their mother died. She thinks and treats the Finch children as if they are her own children.

The narrator described Maycomb, Alabama as a “tired, old town.” Grass grew on sidewalks in rainy weather. In summer, it was very humid & hot. “Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summers day.” Scout and Jem described their father as a decent man. He treated them respectfully indifferent. Scout saw Calpurnia as a demanding & biased person but since she treated Jem as a mature kid, Jem saw her as a kind, loving mother-figure. Their mother died when Scout was only two years old so he didn't really miss or remember her but Jem on the other hand did. He knew his mother more than Scout because he had more time to know her so when she passed it truly hit him. Both Scout & Jem had an upstanding relationship with their father but had

Throughout this journal, one can see that Calpurnia is a better mother then Aunt Alexandra. Initially, Calpurnia is a good mother figure for multiple reasons. First of all, She was constantly caring about what the kids had to say. In the text it states, “She followed us beyond the Radley place and looked where Jem pointed”(Lee 123). Emotionally, if I was in Jem and Scouts shoes it would make me feel good if someone listened to me like Calpurnia does to them. In addition, Calpurnia brought Jem and Scout to her church. She did this because Jem and Scout have not been to a church in ages. In a Spiritually way, this could help make Jem and Scout a better person. Thirdly, she wanted people to know she loved the kids and cares about them. In the

If scout and Jem’s mother were still alive how would their character play differently in the book? In the book Calpurnia takes care of all what is needed in the house she looks after scout and Jem as if they were her own kids and has food ready for the whole family all the time if scout’s and Jems mom was here Calpurnia wouldn’t have to do as much I feel like the mom would get them ready for school and get their cloths ready for them and she would also help Calpurnia prepare breakfast and dinner I feel like Atticus wouldn’t change much if she was alive he would have more support with his cases on helping the color people in town I feel like she wouldn’t judge him like everyone else she would’ve support him and I feel like if they both raised