Friday 7 February 2014

In "To Kill a Mockingbird", how does Scout and Calprunia's relationship change during the first school year?

As her older
brothertakes some distance,is feeling a bit lonely and seeks refuge in Calpurnia's kitchen.  The
"soft side" in Calpurnia comes out, as we see her responding to Scout's need for
companionship and attention.  If not really approving, she takes less notice of Scout's
tomboyish ways than Aunt Alexandra, who later comes on the scene and tries to "reform"
Scout.

Scout's relationship with Calpurnia matures, too, when she sees
first-hand how Calpurnia lives among her own, maintaining a double standard in the way she
speaks to "fit in" on both sides of the tracks. Calpurnia also chastises Scout when
she needs it, such as when she made impolite comments  when Walter Cunningham comes to lunch and
pours syrup all over his plate. Calpurnia remains the Finch family's cook and housekeeper, but
she is the closest thing Scout will ever have to a mother...

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