... coming to the fore, in particular at this time Aunt Alexandra's who refuses to allow Scout to visit Calpurnia's house, saying Young white girls don't spend time in black people's neighborhoods and definitely not inside their houses'. She further tries to have Calpurnia dismissed, but Atticus defends her saying I don't think ... the whole of the courtroom. When the Rev. Sykes enters the colored balcony he moves to the front row where four black people immediately rise to give the minister and the three white children their front row seats. Was this done firstly out of respect for Rev. Sy...

• Word Count: 10075
• Approx Pages: 40
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... up to the old lady. Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose is terminally ill and when she dies a month later, she leaves Jem a single white camellia in her Will. For Christmas the children receive air rifles from Atticus to their great surprise. Atticus admits "I merely bowed to the inevitable" ... an old building called "First Purchase" because it was bought with the first earnings of the freed slaves. One of the congregation criticizes Calpurnia for bringing white children to a black church, but generally the congregation are friendly and the Rev. Sykes gives them a warm welcome. All the b...

• Word Count: 2907
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... mother to Jane as she is very kind and loving and in To Kill a Mockingbird, Calpurnia is like a mother to Scout as she teaches Scout about treating people with respect and taking time to understand others. Also, despite being black and the Finch's cook, she becomes a kind of mother to Scout in many ways. ... and is treated as an equal by Atticus. Scouts experience of Atticus is similar to that of Jane and Miss Temple, because she and Jane both have influential people in their lives. For example, Jane has Miss Temple and Scout has Atticus. Scout's experience of having Atticus as a role mo...

• Word Count: 5125
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School