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In fact, Lula is the lone black voice of anything approaching anger. And you know what? She has a point. The Finches are invading a sanctuary that has been painfully carved out of a white realm in which African-Americans are second-class citizens. Lula's momentary flare-up reminds us that Maycomb's black community could be approaching this whole ugly debacle very differently, and it makes us ask why she's the only one who doesn't appear quietly resigned. Are the others concerned about the very real dangers that any behavior seen as threatening would bring down on their heads?

She has an African-American chauffeur, and says "'Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia'" before she even says hello. The fact that Jem insists on taking the bag shows both maturity and lack of prejudice on his part. Still, Aunt Alexandra's various prejudices cause Scout to comment "There was indeed a caste system in Maycomb, but to my mind it worked this way: the older citizens, the present generation of people who had lived side by side for years and years, were utterly predictable to one another.

Aunt Alexandra claims that the main reason she's come to live with them is to provide "some feminine influence" for Scout. Of course, Scout considers Calpurnia to be a sufficient feminine influence. Aunt Alexandra would be quick to say that the finest black woman can't ever be a proper role model for a white child. In these chapters, Scout confronts the issue of femininity through others in her household, as well:. Jem and Atticus: In a major and unexpected shift, Jem stops chastising Scout for acting like a girl, and instead says, "'It's time you started bein' a girl and acting right!

Later, Atticus further confuses the children by deeming that they need to start "'behaving like the little lady and gentleman that you are. He then tries to make light of the whole situation to cheer the children up.

Curiously, Scout recognizes that "Atticus was only a man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work. Calpurnia: With much more gentle tactics than Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia shows Scout a great deal about femininity. Scout absorbs Calpurnia's lessons willingly because Calpurnia doesn't try to force any standards on her. Scout simply starts joining her in the kitchen as Jem enters adolescence and she remarks "by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl.

Lee shows the juxtaposition between Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra by the fact that Alexandra won't let Calpurnia cook for her lady friends. Ironically, though, at Calpurnia's church, Scout is "confronted with the Impurity of Women doctrine.

It is indeed a confusing time for Scout. Shadrach Bible one of the three captives who came out of the fiery furnace miraculously unharmed: Dan. Blackstone's Commentaries one of the most important books ever written on British law, written by Sir William Blackstone —80; Eng. Previous Chapters Next Chapters Sheila Esshaki. February 8, Works Referenced Ritchhart, R.

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