Character Sketch Of The Character Of Miss Maudie

Miss Maudie Atkinson is not like the other women of Maycomb in that she treats them kindly and avoids patronizing them. She is a supportive of Atticus and his efforts in defending Tom, which does not always make the rest of the community like her, but it does mean that the kids will respect and trust her.

As a child grows, many people influence their development as a person. Some people impact more than others, and a select few really leave their mark. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” several characters play this role. Among them, Miss Maudie Atkinson, a woman who proves herself a strong character, prevails as the one who has the greatest impact on Scout Finch, the protagonist of this novel. As Scout matures and grows up, her views on the world around her change. Through subtle yet effective ways, Miss Maudie teaches Scout many life lessons about being humble, judging, and attitude, all of which ultimately have a great effect on the kind of person Scout develops into and her outlook on the world.

There were several “mockingbird” personalities in To Kill a Mockingbird, but the two that stood out to me were Miss Maudie and Scout Finch. They’re not always happy and were never ideal people, but they never caused any harm during any major conflicts in the novel. Their attitudes were usually positive, and could sometimes get too positive. Both Scout and Mrs. Maudie were always in a better state of mind than people who constantly had ideas about business and never had much fun.

Another person in this same social class is Miss Maudie Atkinson. She grew up with the Finch’s and is an old friend of theirs. She is now Atticus’s neighbor and is loved by his

To begin with, Miss Maudie had many good words through the book. She didn’t speak her mind in a big crowed. She spoke words of wisdom to those who wondered. One of her wise words to Scout and Jem were, “ Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands.. There are just some kind of men…who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and they can look down the street and see the result.” (Harper Lee, Chapter 5). Even though she didn’t say it in a big group of people and didn’t make her opinion known to everyone this still is a very important and very powerful.

With that stated, the thoughtfulness of Miss Maudie leads to her being a mother figure of Scout.

Children look up to their elders for wisdom and advice. They rely on someone experienced and with authority for guidance on how to live their lives. However, sometimes the people who are accountable for youth mislead them; they may have good intentions, but are not mature enough to exemplify their values and morals, or they simply are ignorant. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra plays a negative role: she is a proper, southern lady with a strict code of behaviour and etiquette, but is too closed-minded and obstreperous to change her ways or view the world from others’ perspectives. Calpurnia takes on the position of a positive role model by disciplining the children in the Finch household. Miss Maudie takes on the role of a

Marie was a showy Christian and only practiced her religion on Sundays. That is when she dressed up in all her diamonds, silks, and lace and went to her fashionable church and acted very religious. She was very pious on Sundays. (Kindle Edition, 2752) When Miss Ophelia asked St Clare if he is going to church, he replies with a no and Marie interjects with, “I do ever wish St Clare would go to church, but he hasn’t a particle of religion about him. It really isn’t respectable.” (Kindle Edition, 2767) As if because she was going to church, she was any more of a Christian than he. It is clear she only went because of how good it made her look. It is also clear that she went to church to listen to a preacher that bends words to fit her worldly society and makes slavery seem right by talking about seasons and how it is appropriate that some people be high and others be low. It never hurts to listen to a preacher that is of the same opinion regarding controversial subjects as you. She may not be so religious if she went to one of those horrible shouting Methodists churches, where she would likely hear some truth regarding God’s word and the true evil that was slavery. It would be better for her to be more like Missy Cassie, who didn’t proclaim to be a Christian at all, than a fake like she was.

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From the start of the novel, Miss Maudie's character was seen as a woman that was full of integrity and confidence. Even when facing unfortunate events such as a fire burning her house down, Miss Maudie is able to react to the crisis in a calm manner. Confused, Scout had expected Miss Maudie to be in the process of grieving the loss of her property, however, Miss Maudie appeared to be perfectly fine and faced the loss with a