In a well organized response, compare the traits displayed by the maids in The Help to those of Calpurnia. You need to use at least 3 quotes from TKMB that support the qualities represented by Calpurnia.
The Help Response
Calpurnia in To Kill a Mockingbird is very respectful and loyal. This is very much comparable to the movie The Help when Aibileen tries to be very loyal to Celia by taking care of her child. Calpurnia had taken care of Scout also like Aibileen had taken care of Celia’s child. The difference is that Calpurnia is more involved in the family. She is very much loved by everyone there in the family while as Aibileen takes care of Celia’s child without Celia spending much time with her daughter. Calpurnia responds when the family
Calpurnia from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is caring. Calpurnia is caring because when they go out and see the mad dog they run in and try to call everyone and to tell them to shut their windows and doors. “Calpurnia stared, then grabbed us by the shoulders and ran us home” (Lee, pg. 123). This connects to the thesis because this shows that she cares about everyone that surrounds her. Cal is trying to protect Jem and Scout with her body from the dog when Atticus tells Cal to go inside. She tried to block us with her body, but we looked out from beneath her arms” (Lee, pg. 126). This quote goes along with Cal being caring because she puts her own body in front so Jem and Scout don’t get hurt. Cal did not want Atticus to miss the shot
Calpurnia is a character that helps Scout understand why she should treat Walter as an equal. During lunch, Walter pours molasses all over food to Scout’s horror. Because Calpurnia thought “[it shouldn’t] matter who they are, anybody [who] sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny” (Lee 33) the reader and Scout sees that she believes that everyone, no matter their social class, should be treated equally. Calpurnia exposing Scout’s prejudicial manner helps contribute to Lee’s lesson on prejudice by showing how social class should not decide how one is treated. Calpurnia establishes that it does not matter if they are rich or poor, if they are a guest in your house, they should be treated like one.
In The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate in chapter 16 the city of Fentress, Texas gets a telephone line that connects them to the state capitol of Austin, Texas which is approximately 45 miles away. This is a huge change for the residents of Fentress because they are finally able to communicate to another town without having to drive there. The telephone line is a sign that the city of Fentress is finally evolving to become a more modern city even though they are taking more time than the larger cities. The quote is saying that not all cities can evolve at the same time and that some of them may take more time than others, and the cities that do not evolve or modernize will become extinct.
" I've no intention of getting rid of her, now or ever. We could not operate a single day without Cal, have you ever thought of that? You think about how much Cal does for you, and you mind her, you hear?" This passage was based on that Scout does not appreciate Calpernia, and how she helps there family everyday but Scout does not like when she yells at her or gets her in trouble.
For example, when she takes Jem and Scout to her church Lula, who is seen equal to the Ewells, starts to question Calpurnia’s decision to bring colourless folks. “Lula stopped, but she said, ‘You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?’” (Lee 158). Instead of leaving and letting her be beat by Lula. Calpurnia decides to stand up for the Finch children to show strength and how they should treat the lowlifes who criticize and try to pull you down with
Calpurnia is pressured to meet the expectations set for both women and blacks in Maycomb society, and in many ways she does a good job at conforming to them. Calpurnia works as a nanny to Jem and Scout, which is a common job for black women. As the only adult woman in the household, Calpurnia,of course, keeps order on all things. She is an excellent cook and very strict towards Scout and Jem. Scout has a knack for getting in trouble, so she often complains about Calpurnia’s ‘tyrannical presence’. Despite this, readers often get a glance at Calpurnia’s maternal side. When Jem tells Scout to start acting like a girl, she flees to Cal for support. Although, she can’t give Scout much advice she is able to comfort her. “I just can’t help it if Mister Jem’s growin’ up. He’s gonna want to be off to himself a lot now, doin’ whatever boys do, so you just come right on in the
An American author once said: “Without compassion, then community, commitment, loving-kindness, human understanding, and peace all shrivel.” Compassion and love thrives as one of the most important human attribute; it stirs in people and fictional characters. In the timeless classic of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, characters display determined compassion. Atticus Finch, a peaceful and justice-seeking lawyer sides a trial and case of blunt racism for a falsely accused victim; his children see his love for all people and races. The Finch children, Scout and Jem, also have their affectionate household caregiver, Calpurnia, who acts just like a warm mother-figure they never had. As well as their cherished neighbor, Miss Maudie Atkinson,
She does this daily for the children, trying to bring them up right in the world in the world that they live in. Calpurnia also refers to Scout and Jem as her own children. When she’s dressing them up to take them to church, she says to a complaining Scout, “I don’t want anybody sayin’ I don’t take look after my children,” she muttered.”(Pg 119) Calling Scout and Jem her own children is a way for Calpurnia to show affection and respect for them. Overall, Calpurnia is like a mother to Scout and Jem, and they’re happy to have her.
“‘Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia’ was the first thing she said” (169). Alexandra walks in and acts like Calpurnia serves her as a slave. This is a perfect example of how black people are treated by the majority of the people. “I could have made several answers to this: Cal’s a girl…” (170). Aunt Alexandra thinks that she needs to come and help Scout act like a lady because she has no women figure to look up to in her life.
Towards Jem, we see instances in Calpurnia in which she almost seems soft. For example, after Jem wrecks Mrs. Dubose’s camellia, and the kids were skulking around, Calpurnia knew Jem was upset, and gave him a hot biscuit-and-butter. One may argue this is the beginning of a change in Calpurnia, but we may look at it as Cal just being a mom. One can refute the argument of change that Scout is just beginning to see the good side of her and why Cal does what she does. She has already gone through the phases with her own children, and know how it is herself growing up. In the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem is starting to grow up and is becoming a teenager. This is evident by Scout’s overwhelming frustration with Jem in the quote, “His maddening superiority was unbearable these days. He didn’t want to do anything but read and go off by himself.” (Lee 184) Calpurnia, being the experienced mother/caregiver she is, had seen that, and started giving Jem his space, and started calling him “Mister Jem”. Scout realizes Calpurnia is not as bad as she once thought. Scout realizes Calpurnia can be nice when given the chance.
The term ‘amygdala’ was first used by Burdach (1819) and referred to a set of nuclei in the brain (Aggleton & Saunders, 2000). In 1939, researchers Klüver & Bucy inflicted bilateral lesions of the inferior temporal lobe of monkeys in a laboratory in an attempt to reduce aggression. These lesions affected the cortical areas, amygdala, and the hippocampus. Later this became known as Klüver-Bucy syndrome, and consisted of symptoms such as psychic blindness, hypermetamorphsis, oral tendencies, and changes in emotional and sexual behaviors. Lesions of the amygdala made monkeys fearless of e.g. humans or snakes, and affectively flat, tame. This research brought recognition to the notion that the amygdala plays a significant role in the
According to The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability “the privacy officer shall oversee all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation and maintenance of the practice/organization’s privacy policies in accordance with applicable federal and state laws” (HIPPA One, 2014). In order to become a privacy officer in a health care facility they need to meet an education requirement of a minimum of a four year degree and it is preferred that the degree is MHA, CPA, or a MBA along with a professional certification and should have a minimum of three years of experience in the documented HIPA compliance role (HIPPA One, 2014). Some additional attributes that the privacy offer should exhibit in this position include but
she’s a faithful member of this family” (Lee 137). Atticus defends Cal and defines her as a member of the family. Atticus clearly sees Calpurnia as equal, even when practically everyone else does not. Atticus is standing up for what he believes is right even though others, even his own sister, do not believe in the same values. Someone who stands up for what is right is a good person who is worthy of looking up to and a great example to follow. When someone stands up for what they believe is right, it is a great quality to have and a quality that everyone should have. Nobody at the time saw blacks as equal, but Atticus still did and this makes him a great role model because he stands up for what he believes in.
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