Examples Of Calpurnia As A Mother Figure In To Kill A Mockingbird

After reading 176 pages in To Kill A Mockingbird, I can clearly see that Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than Aunt Alexandra, mostly because Aunt Alexandra shows that she is not very nice. Calpurnia, however, shows that she is a better mother figure because of the daily interactions she has with the kids. The kids, especially Scout, do not really remember their mother very well so Calpurnia tried to fill in by doing some normal things that mothers do. She taught Scout to write very well when she was young so it could benefit her when she got older. Calpurnia also adapted the motherly habit of protecting the children when there was danger. When there was a rabid dog rambling down the street, Cal made sure the kids got inside.

Instead of leaving them alone, or leaving them at the other church, she decided to bring them with her to her own church. Even though Calpurnia can be hard on the kids, she does not really punish them. She sometimes can be harsh to the children of they are being disrespectful. Cal got on Scouts case after she was sort of being disrespectful to Walter Cunningham. Calpurnia, like any other person, can get annoyed by some things that kids do. Scout liked to practice throwing batons up and catching them, but used sticks instead of the actual batons. Cal got very annoyed because Scout kept throwing it around the house so she did not let Scout come in the house with that stick ever again. Lastly, whenever the kids get into an argument about something with Calpurnia, they always lose because Cal has power over them and can get them in trouble, Also, she is very good at winning arguments. Aunt Alexandra on the other hand, is not a very good mother figure to the kids. Whenever she talks to them, she is usually very stern. She is stern when the kids do something wrong. Aunt Alexandra also is disappointed in Scout. She thinks that Scout needs to act more like a lady and wear lady