Under the
influence of Aunt Alexandra,has been trying to instill some pride into his children concerning
the Finch family heritage. Alexandra is obsessed by the idea that certain families are better
than others, and she wantsandto realize how incredibly lucky they are to be part of one of the
better ones. As the children won't pay any attention to Alexandra, she figures it would be best
if Atticus instructs them in the important matter of their family's superior breeding.
But Atticus's heart really isn't in it, and the children sense it straight away. He
quickly gives up the attempt, and Scout and Jem both feel that he's returned to them somehow.
Now he's acting like the Atticus they know and love, not as a surrogate for Aunt Alexandra.
Atticus tries to console the children after uncharacteristically snapping at them and for
freaking them out by his strange manner. Scout appreciates the gesture but feels that this is
something that mothers ought to do, not fathers.
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