TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD
STUDY OF MOTHER FIGURES IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Every little girl needs a mother figure in her life to look up to and follow. In Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, she explores a little girl's need for a mother figure in her life. Unfortunately, the only person that Scout really has to look up to is her father, Atticus. Atticus tries his bets to be the most effective father that he can be; however, Scout needs a female role model in her life. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee studies how scout is influenced by other strong women such as Aunt Alexandra, Miss Maudie and Calpurnia. Aunt Alexandra is a mother figure to Scout who set very high standards for Scout to live up to. One example of a highly set standard is Aunt Alexandra believing that every little girl should be polite and have manners. For instance when Aunt Alexandra tells Scout to stop scratching her head, Aunt Alexandra believes that every girl should have manners and act polite as a lady, which is why she does not like Scout scratching her head; it is not very feminine. Of Course, Scout does not agree with her Auntie, for she believes that she should be able to scratch her head if she feels like it. Besides teaching her manners, Aunt Alexandra makes her
have the benefit of your father's age. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. " (Lee 227) By stating this, Aunt Alexandra is clearly setting a boundary between the two families the Finches and the Cunnighams. Whereas, Miss Maudie is a positive mother figure who was optimistic and set good examples. Unfortunately, Scout was unable to learn any lessons from her real mother, but she had three other women to fill in the gap. I carefully picked up the tray and watched my self walk to Mrs. Obviously, whenever Atticus makes a mistake, there is no one to defend him. By baking cakes and spending time with them Miss Maudie is using another form of intimacy and communication. This is seen in her actions after the trial when she comforts them and bakes pound cakes for her and her brother, Jem. Moreover, Calpurnia ensures that Scout treats all people kindly and equally. (Lee 237) Fortunately, she performs this duty very well and effectively. This is proven in the missionary circle when Scout says: Aunt Alexandra looked across the room at me and smiled. Miss Maudie says, "You're lucky, you know. However, the Cunnighams are dirty, ill-mannered people who are not of the Finch's kind. For instance, Scout would love to play with Walter-Cunningham.
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