What Is Alexandra's Maturity In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Be a Lady Harper Lee once stated that “It’s better to be silent than to be a fool,” In chapter 24 of To Kill a Mockingbird, she uses setting and plot to show that maturity comes from keeping calm under pressure. Aunt Alexandra shows Scout the need to stay calm in any circumstances and how there are times, like when the women of the town were gathered at her house, it is sometimes better to just keep your mouth shut and put a smile on your face. First off, the setting of Atticus’ home shows that Miss Merriweather, despite what she says, has no real respect for Atticus. She proves this lack of respect when, while in his own home, she says, “Now far be it from me to say who, but some of ‘em in this town thought they were doing the right thing a while back, but all they did

This new development proves Alexandra’s maturity even further. She had already had a stressful afternoon between preparing for the woman’s tea, sitting through Miss Merriweather’s thoughtless comments, finally she found out about Tom’s death. For many, this would push them over the edge, but Alexandra managed to stay calm and showed no hesitance in doing her duty. Even though Alexandra had showed animosity towards Tom and all other colored people, she felt remorse after his death. Not only because of her own feelings, but also because she understood how this would impact her brother, Atticus. She knew how Atticus felt about how whites treated blacks, as well as how this would affect him. However, she also had her own feelings toward this subject. Towards the end of the book, she realized that the way that the people of Maycomb County treated blacks was not right, and Tom’s death proved this point to her even further. Despite all of the emotional circumstances, she still managed to go into the livingroom where all of the ladies were gathered, with a smile on her face, serving them