Chap 12-13: What affect does Aunt Alexandra have on the routines of Atticus, Jem, and Scout? Why? Baron L.

During Chapters 12-13 Aunt Alexandra moves in with Atticus and changes the lifestyle of the household. Throughout the chapters, Aunt Alexandra has seen that by Atticus raising the kids the way he does and how he is defending a black person in court, he is damaging the Finch name. Aunt Alexandra's way of fixing this is by trying to raise the kids as more proper people. For example, when Aunt Alexandra says, "Jean Louise, come speak to these ladies" (149). Harper Lee included this moment in the novel to show that Aunt Alexandra now has power over the household other than Atticus. Also, showing how Scout must listen to Aunt Alexandra that now she is the lead member of the household. Although Aunt Alexandra's lead role in the household changes the routines of the other members of the household, Scout will still have the same respect for her as she did during Christmas.

1) Have all the routines in the household been changed?
2) How long do you believe Aunt Alexandra will be with the kids for? Why?
3) How will the kid's lives be different while staying with Aunt Alexandra?

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2019 at 4:06 PM

    1) Have all the routines in the household been changed?

    During this chapter when Jem and Scout get back from church with Calpurnia, they find Aunt Alexandra on there front porch. Within a few minutes they find out that Aunt Alexandra is moving in with them for a while. Neither of them want this to happen but since Atticus has to do the court case in Montgomery they have to act like they are ok with it. In the last couple of pages in the chapter Scout explains how Aunt ALexandra is meeting with all the neighbors and is really involved with the community. The household routines are beginning to change. As well as the household changes at the end of the chapter Atticus explains to Jem and Scout how Aunt ALexandra wants them to be more proper and to live up to the Finches name. To say the least Jem and Scout are not happy about this at all.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2019 at 5:52 PM

    How will the kid's lives be different while staying with Aunt Alexandra?

    The kids' lives will be different while Aunt Alexandra is with them because Aunt Alexandra is trying to change Scout and Jem, Scout especially. Aunt Alexandra has told Scout several times that she should be more lady-like and has tried to change the way she dresses. She has also tried to make them understand that they are high class because they are Finches. She has tried to change every little thing about the family that doesn’t go with the standards held up to white families at the time. In these chapters, you can obviously tell Aunt Alexandra thinks of Calpurnia more like a slave. Aunt Alexandra is trying to change the way Scout thinks of black people and she’s also trying to change Atticus.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Pauly CSeptember 23, 2019 at 4:04 AM

    How will the kids' lives be different while staying with Aunt Alexandra

    In Chapter 12 and 13, Harper Lee drastically changes up the children's' lives by having their Aunt Alexandra move in with them. From the previous chapter, Aunt Alexandra had wanted Scout to be more ladylike and now that she's going to be living with them for a while, Scout is definitely going to change some of her habits. This was shown at the very beginning of chapter 13 when Aunt Alexandra just walked in; "'Put my bad in the front bedroom, Calpurnia,' was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said. 'Jean Louise, stop scratching your head,' was the second thing she said"(144).
    With Jem becoming more grown up and a teenager, Aunt Alexandra could help Scout grow into a young woman even if she's still many years away from "liking boys and cloth".

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chp. 28-29 Make a list of mistakes that Jem and Scout make on their way home from school.

           While Jem and Scout were very brave on their walk home from the pageant, being able to survive  an attack from a grown man with a knife, they made multiple mistakes that nearly cost them their lives.  The first was Scout forgetting her shoes. One part of their journey has them walk by a large tree, which  roots spread out onto the sidewalk These roots had already made Scout trip on the way there. If Scout  had her shoes, as soon as Jem realized something was wrong he could've had them run right away, but  they could go no faster than a walk because of Scout's lack of shoes. The second was not accepting a ride.  They knew it was dark, and that they were alone, but they chose to walk. As the person offering the ride  came from the pageant, and Maycomb is a small town, the kids probably knew the man at least by name,  so they could've trusted him to take them home. The biggest mistake was probably Jem'...
Read more

Discuss Atticus’ explanation for the case to Scout. What does Atticus mean when he says, “simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win…” - Rafaela Datel

Atticus’ explanation to Scout about the case consists of a softer, but still factual and informative, view of the position he’s in. He tells her about Tom Robinson and why he feels the need to defend him the best he can, while sparing her the details of what exactly people say that Tom did as well as the town’s begrudging talk. Being honest with Scout is something that Atticus always prioritizes, but he also turns the conversation into a lesson, acknowledging that to defend this man is his duty and that “if [he] didn’t, [he] couldn’t hold up [his] head in town.” (86) This can be read as Harper Lee furthering Scout’s growth, as having her father discuss the case with her is a pivotal moment in her coming of age. She learns about Atticus’ sense of empathy and duty, even if the case cannot be won. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (87) Atticus tell her. The battle that they are fighting started long before them, and i...
Read more

1.)How does Scout end up with a blanket across her shoulders? Why would Harper Lee include this moment in the book? - Murray

Scout ends up with a blanket on his shoulders because of Boo Radley. While the fire was happening Boo Radley came out of his house and put the blanket of Scout’s shoulders. When Atticus points out to Scout that she wasn’t supposed to move from a specific spot Atticus questions that because of the blanket. Prior to Atticus pointing this out to to Scout she nor Jem has any idea how she got the blanket. They later figure out that it was Boo Radley. They know this because they were standing down by the Radley’s house when the fire was happening. They eliminated that the mystery person could not have been Nathan Radley because he was out helping with the fire. This leaves them with the only option of Boo Radley. I think that Lee includes this in the text because something else is happening in the book that is major. A house is on fire. But at the same time she includes this part in the novel because it shows that Boo Radley is still a mystery to Scout and Jem. It aso is going against the “...
Read more