She is an imposing figure, and Scout describes her as being like Mt. What does Aunt Alexandra believe about social class? Anybody can be a good person. Nobody is truly good. When she moves in with Atticus and the children, she tries to get them to acknowledge their family history, particularly with respect to their social position.
Atticus is very liberal and honest with Jem and Scout. Some of the qualities Scout learns from Aunt Alexandria are arguably good and represent the more positive aspects of these social norms. For example, she is a skilled and gracious host.
In seeking to impart this condition to Jem and Scout, Aunt Alexandra can be seen as a conformist force in the family. At first, Scout dislikes her Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra is a cold woman who does not seem to understand how to deal with children. Worst of all for Scout, Aunt Alexandra wants to make her into a lady. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.
Ben Davis May 16, What does aunt Alexandra think the Finch family symbolizes? What specific stereotype does aunt Alexandra seem to represent? Why does Aunt Alexandra represent for scout the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary? What do Atticus and Aunt Alexandra argue about? After a while, Aunt Alexandra decides to move in with Atticus and his children mainly because of Scout but also because of the upcoming trial. She is convinced that Scout needs some kind of "feminine influence" p.
As the strong-willed, conservative and bossy woman she is, Aunt Alexandra tries to convert Scout to a well- behaving, more feminine girl, by telling her what to do " Jean-Louise, stop scratching your head " p. This behavior annoys Scout for a long time and makes spending time with her very hard ".
I sat thinking of past painful conversations between us" p. She is very self- confident and follows her own code so that she is certain that she will help Scout by being strict, meddling and rigid. She talks also on a whole other league with children than Atticus.
She doesn't show them the respect they deserve " Aunt Alexandra ignored my question" p. Over time Aunt Alexandra shows that she has a good heart and that she really wants the best for her family. She is intelligent, compassionate if she wants to and quite dynamic. She sets to work trying to quash Scout's tomboyish tendencies and to prepare her for a life of docile domesticity:. Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire.
I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing things that required pants. Aunt Alexandra's vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born; furthermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my father's lonely life. Scout, however, would much rather get dirty, swear, and shoot her air rifle with her older brother Jem.
At the same time, she's strangely fascinated by her aunt's mysterious world of ladies' tea parties, which seem to operate according to an entirely different set of rules.
At the tea party where Miss Maudie takes down Mrs. Merriweather for talking smack about the Robinson case, one moment in particular mystifies Scout:.
When she had them well on the road with Mrs. Perkins, Aunt Alexandra stepped back. She gave Miss Maudie a look of pure gratitude, and I wondered at the world of women. Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra had never been especially close, and here was Aunty silently thanking her for something. For what, I knew not. I was content to learn that Aunt Alexandra could be pierced sufficiently to feel gratitude for help given.
It's unclear whether recent experiences have caused Aunt Alexandra to thaw slightly, or if it's Scout who has started seeing her more clearly.
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