Examples Of Calpurnia As A Mother Figure In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the Novel “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Calpurnia really cares about Scout. Calpurnia is a cook in the Finch's home, she is very stern and bullheaded. Scout is the narrator of the story she was only six to ten years old. Consequently Scout doesn't want to accept the fact that Calpurnia cares about her ; this is shown in young children it's hard for them to understand when older people actually care about them.

A part in the book were Calpurnia is being considerate is when there is a mad dog in the neighborhood and she was warning all the neighbors: “Calpurnia asked Jem, ‘Radleys got a phone?’ Jem looked in the book and said no. ‘They won’t come out anyway, Cal.’ ‘I don’t care, I’m gonna tell ‘em…..We watched Calpurnia running towards the Radley place, holding her skirt and apron above her knees. She went up the front if the steps and banged on the door.” (Lee 125) When the mad dog was out in the neighborhood Calpurnia warned all the neighbors to stay inside. She even warned the Radley’s even when Jem told her not to worry about it. Calpurnia is also considerate when she tries to guard Jem and Scout from seeing the mad dog: “Calpurnia opened the screen door, latched it behind her, then unlatched it and held onto the hook. She tried to block Jem and me with her body, but we looked out from beneath her arms”(Lee 126). Calpurnia is considerate because she is trying to guard them from seeing Atticus shooting the dog because she know Atticus would not want them to see that. This also shows her caring motherly instincts for the children, wanting them not to see. Calpurnia is both considerate and caring throughout the

Calpurnia does not forget her position in the Finch household, although she is adored as a family member. When Aunt Alexandra arrives, she speaks to Calpurnia in a condescending tone demanding her to keep her bag in the room. These comments are typical of Aunt Alexandra since is an entitled person who insists on a rigid social order. She is old-fashioned and bigoted in her morals. She treats African Americans, such as Calpurnia, as second-class citizens. Therefore, Aunt Alexandra does not believe in the egalitarian treatment of Calpurnia. But, Calpurnia once again never failed to prove her dignified personality as she realizes the delicacy of the situation and does not demur because she knows her retaliation might make the situation worse. Moreover, Alexandra’s insistence that Calpurnia be let go is met with strong resistance by her brother: “Calpurnia’s not leaving this household until she wants to. She's a faithful member of this family, and you'll simply have to accept things the way they are.... We still need Cal as much as we ever did”. Atticus praises her and tells his sister that the children love her. Nevertheless, Aunt Alexandra forbids Calpurnia from making the refreshments and serving her guests the first time she entertains. Her racial attitude banned her from letting an African American be associated with their upper class gathering. However, by Chapter 24, Calpurnia, in a starched apron, serves the guests at the Missionary Tea,

When Aunt Alexandra comes to live with the Finch family, she suggests Atticus get rid of Calpurnia. I think that she wants the family cook to leave because she is not related to the Finches. In previous chapters, she has explained the importance of the family name and how Scout should act more like a Finch. While Alexandra thinks that only blood related relatives should be included in a family, Atticus’s idea of family (one of the themes in the book) is to be kind, and loyal. He does consider Calpurnia a part of his family because she has helped so much. I believe she is a mother figure to Scout and Jem because she takes very good care of them. When Atticus says that he won’t fire Calpurnia, he should tell his sister not to discriminate a person

Every child must have a parental figure or figures. To most, biological parents usually play these roles. That’s why it is always a tragedy when a child looses a mother at such a young age as Jem and Scout did. However, even harder is being left a single father balancing both work, and parental duties. Luckily for Atticus, Calpurnia is around to pick up some of the slack. Without Calpurnia, Jem and Scout would not be nearly as well behaved as they gradually become. Atticus’s career would also take a dive, with no one to watch Scout and Jem while he works. Finally, Calpurnia also takes care of exposing Jem and Scout to new things, something every parent should gradually do for their child. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee,

However Scout doesn’t agree with Aunt Alexandra. She looks up to Calpurnia like a mother, and has since she was young. In Aunt Alexandra’s mind, Calpurnia is nothing but someone there to help with chores, watch the kids etc. The fact that Calpurnia is black, makes Aunt Alexandra think that there is no possible way she could ever be anything more than a housekeeper. She doesn’t realize the role Calpurnia has taken in the Finch family over the years she's been with them.

Although no one appreciates tough love in the moment, many times when one looks at their past they realize how fortunate they were to receive it. Calpurnia (Cal) from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one that gifts tough love through her character traits of being tough yet motherly. To Kill A Mockingbird followed Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) as they grew up in Maycomb County, Alabama, in the 1930s. Their adventures, failures, and triumphs were observed by their father, Atticus Finch, and their housekeeper Cal. Cal was a black woman, which was significant because of the controversial court case Atticus had of defending a black man. She was well respected in the Finch household and made a tremendous impact on Jem and Scout’s lives.

First Aunt Alexandra's effects on others helps establish the effect tradition has on some people. Aunt Alexandra is a very traditional southern woman. She is polite, strict, and when something is wrong she would pounce to try to fix it. The reader first sees her good nature when she says, "We decided it would be best for you to have a feminine influence," ( Lee 127). Normally Aunt Alexandra tries to be a positive

It is the dream of many to achieve equality for all. Often, however, opposition to this cause is found closer to home than expected. In her eye-opening novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee sets her scene in 1930’s Maycomb, Alabama a tiny, rural town where three children, Scout, Dill, and Jem learn that issues of social discrimination are found daily in their hometown on a massive scale. The story is not only an entertaining tale, but a coming-of-age story as the children learn one of the the harshest realities associated with growing up: that not everyone is equal. In the book, these social inequalities and divisions are best brought to light through the community’s unfair treatment of Tom Robinson, a negro falsely accused of rape; Mayella Ewell, a poor girl from a large family with an abusive father; and Dolphus Raymond, a white man who loves a black woman.

Aunt Alexandra is Atticus’s sister who comes to stay with his family for a while. The kids don't necessarily like Aunt Alexandra as she is prone to fits and gets angry, very easily, even though she is shown to care about her brother. Aunt Alexandra starts many problems when she enters the Finch household, as she argues with Atticus to fire Calpurnia, the African-American housekeeper of Atticus’s house. She also gets into many fights with Scout, who she believes isn't enough of a woman. The problems come to a head when Atticus becomes the lawyer for Tom Robinson: “Sort of. She won't let him alone about Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin’ the family”(Lee 149). Like most white people in the town of Maycomb, Alexandra doesn't care for the lives of black people. This is shown earlier in the story when she tries to convince Atticus to get rid of Calpurnia, even though Atticus responds by telling her about how useful Calpurnia has been around the house. Alexandra doesn't like the fact that Atticus is kind to black people and that he supports them. Her attitude very much reflects what most people in the town are thinking, and the author uses her as a more personal threat to the family. For most of the story we have seen the family get picked on by others in the town, but it's only once Alexandra the fight

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Calpurnia, is the housekeeper for Atticus Finch, and serves as a kind but strict mother figure to Jem and Scout. Calpurnia and Scout are constantly arguing with each other and Scout says “our battles were epic and one-sided” (Lee 6). Their chronic fights end with one outcome, Calpurnia always wins. In Scouts mind, Calpurnia treats her poorly, but in reality, Calpurnia is being a strict disciplinarian who is looking out for the well-being of Scout. Calpurnia teaches Scout how to write for which she gets in trouble with her teacher Miss Caroline. Miss Caroline scolds Scout for writing in first grade since they will not learn this until third grade and Scout criticizes Calpurnia for this by saying

but taught by a mother figure. For Evelyn, Aunt Good was her ‘mother’ and Calpurnia was Scout’s ‘mother’. Both Aunt Good and Calpurnia care deeply about how their ‘child’ acts.

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

Calpurnia was at the household of the Finch’s all day until Atticus took her home at night. She was a great influence to Jem and Scout, she basically took the role of Mrs. Finch as their mother. Aunt Alexandra, a sister to Atticus Finch, was also slightly a mother figure to the children. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, Mrs. Finch died when the children were young, but if she was there, things would have been different and Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra wouldn’t have had such an influence to the children.

While the children were walking home from church one morning, they came to see Aunt Alexandra there at their house on the front porch. The children were not very stoked about her being there. Aunt Alexandra did once live in Maycomb, but she was really only here for one main reason. She came to stay with Atticus and the children because she feels, that now that the children are growing up and having some changes in their life, that they need a more feminine role model in their household, and Atticus is very busy with his case. Atticus believes that Calpurnia is a phenomenal role model to the kids, she keeps the kids in check, and she takes very well care of them while Atticus is at work. Aunt Alexandra has