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Figurative Language In To Kill A Mockingbird

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Figurative Language Harper Lee described three essential character in the novel that serve as motherly figures and those that influenced Scout to be a Lady: Calpurnia, Alexandra, and Maudie. Calpurnia represents to Scout as righteousness and reasons, a clear example of motherly figure. For example, with Walter, when she disregards his habit of eating, Calpurnia taught her to never discriminate those considered as company and judge them by their status. Calpurnia represents piggy in To Kill a Mockingbird. Aunt Alexandra symbolizes a stopping point in Scout’s tomboy personality. To illustrate my point, in the text it states that, “Aunt Alexandra’s vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets,

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