What chapter in TKAM does Aunt Alexandra move in?

Aunt Alexandra can also be found in Chapter 13, beginning with page 169 and continuing throughout the chapter (pages 170-73 & 175-77). Aunt Alexandra moved in to the Finch household and makes herself welcome in Maycomb County.

Why does Aunt Alexandra move into Atticus’s house in Chapter 13?

Aunt Alexandra decides to come to stay with Atticus in order to provide help around the house during Tom Robinson’s trial and to instruct Scout in the ways of being a lady. She is an imposing figure, and Scout describes her as being like Mt. Everest, “She was cold and there.”

Is Aunt Alexandra change at all in Chapter 24?

Aunt Alexandra has clearly been affected by her time at the Finches’ house. She seems to be softening somewhat. For example, the day of the party she lets Calpurnia serve. She also seems sympathetic to Scout, having her join the ladies only for refreshments because she thinks Scout would be bored.

Where did Aunt Alexandra move from?

Scout and Aunt Alexandra butt heads after she moves into the Finch house in the town of Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra does her best to convert Scout from her boyish ways and enforces ladylike behavior and attire.

Why does Aunt Alexandra not allow Calpurnia’s home?

Alexandra does not want Scout to visit Cal’s neighborhood because she is prejudiced regarding African Americans. Alexandra also believes Cal is a bad influence on Scout and feels the Finch family should distance itself from the African American community in the wake of the Tom Robinson trial.

What is Aunt Alexandra obsessed with?

Alexandra Finch is Atticus and Uncle Jack’s sister, Jem and Scout’s aunt, Francis’s grandmother. Unlike her brothers, she has not moved away and made a new life for herself and perhaps consequently, as Scout discovers, she holds onto traditional views and is obsessed with family heredity.

How does Scout help Aunt Alexandra?

Aunt Alexandra is determined for Scout to act like a “lady,” by wearing dresses and playing with “girl” toys. Scout has a tomboy personality and is determined to rebel against Alexandra’s expectations. Yet, in chapter 24 Scout does attempt to please Alexandra by attending her missionary circle.

Why has Aunt Alexandra decided to live with the Finch family?

Why has Aunt Alexandra decided to live with the Finch family? To provide a “feminine influence” for Scout. She is a teacher at Scout’s school. She becomes best friends with Miss Maudie.

Why does Aunt Alexandra think Scout dull?

Alexandra thinks Scout is “dull” (not clever). Because she doesn’t do things that a typical girl would do, and she thinks Scout is boring.

Why does Scout not like Dill and Jem?

Why is Scout not allowed to go with Dill and Jem? Scout cannot go with the boys since they are swimming naked. She says Scout might want to be a lawyer since she has “already commenced going to court.” What does Scout say she wants to be when she grows up? Scout says she wants to grow up to be a lady.

Why do Aunt Alexandra and Scout pretend that nothing is wrong when they return to the ladies?

Why do Aunt Alexandra and Scout pretend that nothing is wrong when they return to the ladies? Aunt Alexandra and Scout pretend nothing happened when they go back to the ladies because they don’t want the ladies to know so they don’t gossip about it.

How does Aunt Alexandra change Scout?

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra tells Scout Finch to act like a lady and wear a dress so she can “be a ray of sunshine in [her ] father’s lonely life.” Scout does not respond positively: she retorts that she can “be a ray of sunshine in pants just as well” (89).

Is Aunt Alexandra rude?

Aunt Alexandra, started off as a rude and bossy woman, but as she became closer to Atticus, Jem, and Scout, she changed into a more loving and compassionate person. When Aunt Alexandra first arrived at the Finch house, she took over as if she had been living there her whole life.

Who is Aunt Alexandra friends with?

She finds an ally in Miss Maudie, though, who Scout says “never laughed at me unless I meant to be funny.” Miss Maudie and Calpurnia are the two women in Scout’s life who never expect her to act in a particular way.

What is the real reason Aunt Alexandra comes to stay?

Aunt Alexandra decides to come to stay with Atticus in order to provide help around the house during Tom Robinson’s trial and to instruct Scout in the ways of being a lady. She is an imposing figure, and Scout describes her as being like Mt. Everest: “She was cold and there.”