People judge Atticus because he is defending a black man. Atticus says “Tom Robinson is a decent man.” Tom Robinson deserves a fair trial says Atticus, just because he is black doesn 't mean he shouldn 't have a fair trial. People say he does not discipline his kids right. People say that Scout is doing bad things. Atticus says she is just a little girl, She is respectful and nice. Atticus teaches his kids to be respectful. People say you need to discipline your kids. People say that Atticus needs to fire Calpurnia because she is black. Atticus says no she is like a mother to my kids, And she has helped me through the years. Aunt Alexandra says how could Calpurnia take care of the kids. But Atticus says she is a good with my kids. When the
In To Kill a Mockingbird, a black man named Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman. Although Atticus had helped Tom Robinson as his lawyer, Tom Robinson had not received a fair trial, because he had no witnesses to back him up. Since the jury was not impartial, it made the trial even harder on Tom’s part. When explaining the trial to Scout, Atticus tells her, “’ Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started.
Calpurnia and Atticus are characters who behave like other people expect them to behave. First, Calpurnia code switches when she goes to church. She says she has to do this because then other will think she is “better” or “too good” for them in a derogatory way. She is expected to behave a certain way to be able to “fit in” and blend among others. Also, when Atticus is speaking to the jurors, he makes himself comfortable to get on the level of others.
She came in to help Atticus with Scout and Jem after the death of their mother. Even though she is a African American she still is a mother figure to Jem and Scout. Jem and Scout also accept Calpurnia as their mother figure even though she is not their mother. This shows that she accepts them for the type of people they are, and that she isn’t
Atticus was out of town and the kids didn’t know what to do. Calpurnia was going to church and she invited them to come with her. Even though Calpurnia isn’t always the nicest she does everything she can to keep them safe and out of trouble. Scout states “ I had caused Calpurnia to deny my entrance to the house every time she saw me with a stick in my hand.
Calpurnia serves as an amazing role model and mother figure to the children, and yet Aunt Alexandra wants to fire her. She had raised Jem and Scout, and plays an indispensable part of their lives, showering them with discipline, structure, and love. Aunt Alexandra, however, barely existed in the children 's lives up until she moved into the Finch’s home, yet she inflicts great injustice on Calpurnia by failing to recognize the necessitous part of the family that Calpurnia fills. Scout even overhears Aunt Alexandra saying, "...you 've got to do something about her. You 've let things go on too long Atticus, too long.
Within the movie To Kill a Mockingbird a man named Atticus Finch lived with his two children, Scout and Jem during the Great Depression. Within the movie we see that Calpurnia, the housemaid, being treated as an equal individual to the other member of the house. The only time we ever see Calpurnia being treated differently is when she is being brought home by Atticus with Calpurnia sitting in the back of the car. This raises questions as to why Atticus won’t allow her to sit up front. Also Atticus could have had Calpurnia sit in the back in fear of what would happen to his family.
Atticus understands that there is prejudice and inequality within their own time period which is why he wants his children to not be affected by it: “And I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb’s usual disease. Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand” (Lee 100). Tom Robinson, the Black man Atticus defends in the case, must face more scrutiny and attention than any normal convicted person of interest further proving the systematic discrimination faced by Black people. Atticus’s efforts
He was appointed to defend a black man named Tom Robinson for raping Mayella Ewell. Most townsfolk caught news of this and instantly began to give Atticus dirty looks and began calling him vulgar names. Atticus, is a very nice person who wants to do the right thing, and he has an opinion about people who disagree with him defending Tom Robinson. “They’re certainly entitled to think they, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions.” (120).
At the beginning of the book, when Aunt Alexandra was first introduced, she was seen and told to be very racist and malevolent against colored people. And it didn't help that the Finches maid, Calpurnia, was colored. Immediately when she arrived at the Finches, she would tell Calpurnia to, “put my bags in the front bedroom,”
Calpurnia is seen both by Atticus and the reader as more than just a housekeeper and a cook; she is a part of the family and fills in the role of a mother to Jem and Scout by helping raise them alongside Atticus. Atticus deeply cherishes Calpurnia’s efforts of taking care of the children. With her doting attitude, yet, strict disciplinary, Calpurnia treats both Scout and Jem as she would her own children. Furthermore, this following quote proves that fatherhood is indeed an arduous and burdensome role as Atticus says these following words. Without Calpurnia by his side, Atticus would have found fatherhood even more of a demanding role without a wife by his side to help support and take care of the family, as well as raise his children to grow
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, presents the idea that being non judgemental is demonstrated by not judging someone on one specific thing about someone even when others might judge them. Social justice requires one being non judgemental because everyone deserves being equal. The character Atticus Finch demonstrates being non judgemental by not judging people by their race, gender, and whether their an outcast or not. Atticus, a non judgemental person, because he does not not show any less respect to anyone for what color skin they have. The court appointed him to defend Tom, but, “Atticus also aims to defend him.”(163)
In the novel, Calpurnia is described as “...All angles and bones”(Lee 6). Calpurnia was also nearsighted , and she had large hard hands. She had been working for the Finch family for a long time. On page one hundred and sixteen she says she grew up around Finch Landing, and she was always working there. Since Calpurnia has been with the family for a long time, and has been working for Atticus since he married, Atticus considers her as a part of the family.
She teaches these kids that it’s not always the right thing to do what everybody else is doing. Calpurnia looks after these children and takes them in as her own when she is told to. Atticus shows the most examples of courage in this story. He teaches his people many lessons, especially his children.
Thus, whilst slightly unconventional, Calpurnia has a distinct role in teaching the Finch children respect and responsibility. In conclusion, Atticus Finch and Calpurnia are contrasting characters with the same purpose in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus maintains a fair, wise character throughout the novel, in comparison to Calpurnia's cogent, blunt personality. What brings them together is how they set the correct example for and give life lessons to Jem and Scout.
Calprina is another mother figure in scout life, she cook’s for the family, and try to show Scout the right from wrong: “It was then that Calpurnia requested my presence in the kitchen. She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia’s grammar became erratic. When in tranquility, her grammar was as good as anybody’s in Maycomb. Atticus said Calpurnia had more education than most colored folks. When she squinted down at me the tiny lines around her eyes deepened.