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Post by madisondobson on Jul 18, 2016 0:54:29 GMT
Right off the bat when we were introduced to Aunt Alexandra, she was rude. I noticed it the most in chapter 13. She came to stay at the Finch's house and she was very rude and bossy to both Jem and Scout, but mostly Scout. Part of me thinks that Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout wasn't raised properly as a woman because she was raised by only her father. She shows up to help give Scout the feminine influence she needs, but is still mean. Why is that?
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Post by isaacthompson on Jul 20, 2016 14:38:23 GMT
"I may forgive but I'll never forget... some people never change." -Unknown
Aunt Alexandra stays in character as this lady who thinks that Scout is unladylike. It usually takes people years to change their attitudes, and longer to change beliefs. Aunt Alexandra must be stern and mean in a way to these stubborn children who haven't had a motherly upbringing. I believe that Aunt Alexandra realizes near the end that this is just how Scout is, and accepts it. Aunt Alexandra does love the Finch children, but shows it in a different way.
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Post by angelinablanco on Jul 20, 2016 18:25:32 GMT
I think that Aunt Alexandra`s mean and bossy behavior is simply a part of her personality. She does want to be a motherly figure for Scout and Jem and uses her wicked personality to help the stubborn children.
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Post by justinott on Jul 22, 2016 22:41:13 GMT
It probably has something to do with hour Aunt Alexandra disapoves of Atticus's teaching style, so instead of letting them roam free like Atticus does, she has a much more harsh view while trying to correct for what she sees as Atticus's lack of parenting.
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Post by benswanson00 on Jul 27, 2016 16:00:15 GMT
I think that she is so mean and rude right off the bat because that is her way of teaching these kids, especially without a true motherly figure. She may not even realize that she is being rude, and is looking out for the interest of others in her own, demeaning way.
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Post by jillianmeister on Jul 27, 2016 21:27:15 GMT
Aunt Alexandra doesn't like how the children were raised, Scout in particular. She disapproves of the things Scout does and wears, because they weren't "feminine enough" or "right for a girl" in this time period. She simply dislikes how they have been brought up, and believes that if she is strict enough, they will change.
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Post by ryleabaumberger on Jul 29, 2016 18:36:14 GMT
Aunt Alexandra was very rude, to the kids and Calpurnia. Unlike Atticus she did not believe that blacks could be nice people, so she did not like the fact that her niece and nephew were being raised by Atticus, but also that the only woman they looked up to for advice was Calpurnia. She felt as if Calpurnia was giving bad advice by raising, and teaching the kids poorly, and felt as if she had to come take over and be in charge of the kids. While reading this book, Aunt Alexandra made it very clear that she did not like how Scout was wearing pants instead of a skirt, and that she would rather play outside in dirt than have a tea party, and gather with a group of ladies. In the course of her staying there, Aunt Alexandra was trying to "correct" the way the kids were being raised by trying to get Calpurnia fired, and also getting the kids to grow up and stop playing outside like every kid should get the opportunity and freedom to do.
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Post by noahenoch on Jul 30, 2016 22:29:24 GMT
Aunt Alexandra is only sometimes rude to Scout and Jem. Part of the reason I believe she is rude to the children is because she spoils her own child, Francis, silly. Aunt Alexandra also thinks he is perfect. So when she sees anyone not behaving like her "perfect" child she feels the urge to correct them. However, I think Aunt Alexandra really does care for Jem and especially Scout. Even though Aunt Alexandra seems to be rude to Scout a lot, she just wants what's best for Scout. I do believe Aunt Alexandra can be out of line a lot but in the end she really does care for her niece and nephew.
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Post by torytherit on Jul 31, 2016 16:33:25 GMT
I believe that the hostility toward Scout isn't personal but she does not approve of Scout's behavior or actions. In order to change Scout and her opposition to being a lady she comes to live with the Finches in order to provide a female role model and the coldness and lack of respect toward Scout was her way of showing her disapproval and providing a firm mannerism.
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Post by joshseth on Aug 11, 2016 19:20:17 GMT
Some may say Aunt Alexandra is so rude and unkind to the children because she has little experience with them. She has never had children of her own so she doesn't quiet understand their motives and how they differ from her own so she gets extremely upset and irritated when her niece and nephew do not act like mature adults. For the most part she tries to "fix" Scout and make her a lady like herself and Scout refuses, causing tension between the two and in the end creating a complete opposite woman then she intended.
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Post by judithmills on Aug 13, 2016 21:47:43 GMT
I think that Aunt Alexandra is somehow a type of parallel to Atticus Finch. They both care deeply for the family, but show it in a different way. Atticus is more gentle to the kids, and gives them thought provoking wisdom and advice. He treats them with such a tolerance, unlike his sister Alexandra. Alexandra still cares for the children, but isn't really as great to show it. She is sometimes uncompromising and strict to Scout and Jem, but can show her kindness at times.
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Post by miasells on Aug 14, 2016 5:45:59 GMT
Throughout the book, I believe Aunt Alexandria is very judgmental and harsh. She blames herself for the reason Jem and Scott got attacked. This gives us insight as to how she really is. By blaming herself, Aunt Alexandria shows how caring she is in her own way. Time and time again, she proves her love for the family, even with scout.
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Post by shaunamackay on Aug 14, 2016 8:09:23 GMT
For starters, I think that "Aunty" should mind her own business because she is going to only make situations worse. All she does is criticize the children, and is the complete opposite of Atticus which is very bad, because he's such a caring person. She obviously already raise Francis into a complete snot, so she shouldn't have the privilege of raising anymore children. But anyways, I believe she is still mean to the children because she thinks that they need someone strict in their life, and that Atticus is too laid back with them. Also, she wants to be strict to make up for all that lost time she couldn't be raising them. Even though Cal was there as a female figure, we all knew Aunty wasn't a fan of her because she tried to convince Atticus to send her away, mainly because of her color. In my opinion, Cal was a better mother to those children then she could ever be.
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Post by lenadunz on Aug 22, 2016 2:21:57 GMT
Aunt Alexandra is clearly offended by Scout being more masculine than feminine. She doesn't think that Scout was raised properly and feel like Scout needs a female influence. But I don't think that Alexandra realizes that Scout has had a female presence all her life. Calpurnia. Alexandra probably doesn't particularly like the idea of a black woman raising a child alongside a white man. That may be one contributing factor as to why she is so rude to Scout and Jem. She may not think they were raised right.
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Post by tonybressan on Aug 24, 2016 23:00:26 GMT
Aunt Alexandria is supposed to represent sexism and the objectification of women. She tries to force Scout to become more lady like and to conform to what society thinks a lady should be. Even Dill could be considered forceful when he is constantly trying to pressure Scout into a relationship and waving Scout's feelings away.
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