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Post by joshseth on Jul 18, 2016 2:33:05 GMT
Through out Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" Jem and Scout are carefully watched over by their black house keeper, Calpernian. On many occasions Calpernia is seen keeping the two children out of trouble, feeding them, treating their wounds or sickness; almost like the mother the two lost when they where young. On a Sunday when the two where a bit older she took them to an all black church where they were welcomed only by some. In chapter twelve the group is greeted by the Reverend and brought to the first pew after being confronted by Lula, a black woman at the church, who complained about the white children by saying, "I wants to know why you bringin' white chillun to a nigger church"(Lee 12). Cal went on to defend the children saying they were her guests. Why would she defend them if her reputation was at stake not her job?
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Post by evankinney on Jul 18, 2016 3:30:32 GMT
I agree that Calpurnia does in fact play a motherly role in the children's life, and has a substantial influence on them. My presumption as to why Calpurnia defended the kids is that Scout and Jem are as much family to her as she is to them. They mean a lot to her and she defended them in order to provide them with experience.
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Post by madisondobson on Jul 18, 2016 18:22:35 GMT
Calpurnia does play a major motherly role in both Jem and Scout's life. Although, I don't know if Atticus believed that was enough because he invited Aunt Alexandra to live with them to help give them more of a motherly figure. I think he did this because Cal didn't live with them, she was only there during the day. As she may see her as her own, she defended the two at church because she feels like a protector. She was defending them because, despite their different races, they are family.
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Post by jillianmeister on Jul 24, 2016 6:25:25 GMT
I completely agree. Next to Atticus, Calpurnia is one of the most influential characters on Jem and Scout. She cares for them as if they are her own children, "'I don't want anybody saying' I don't look after my children."' (Lee 118). Calpurnia cares just as much for the children as they do for her. Nobody in the book realizes that she is a great motherly role model, not even Atticus. He decides to have their Aunt Alexandra cone stay with them for awhile so that the children would have a female role model, failing to see that Calpurnia has already filled this role.
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Post by annalandolfi on Jul 24, 2016 19:24:59 GMT
I agree with Calpurnia being family (a mother) to Jem and Scout, but it is also undeniable of the way Atticus feels about her being a member of the family. Of course, I think he does not view her as a wife, he sees how nurturing and deeply caring she feels twords the children , and himself as well, that he couldn't imagine life without her. We see this very obviously when Aunt Alexandria tries to get rid of her, but Atticus won't even hear of it.
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Post by ryleabaumberger on Jul 26, 2016 22:37:14 GMT
Calpurnia was very close to both Jem and Scout, and was defending them with her best interest at heart. She did not want these two kids to hate blacks, and talk bad about them like the rest of the town did. She took care of them, and showed that African American people can be just as kind, and caring as someone that is white. She knew that as long as she was protecting the two kids like their mother would be, Atticus would be fine with it, and to Calpurnia being thoughtful and respectful of everybody is more important to her than what her reputation is to some people at her church. That is why she would gladly defend these children in front of her fellow peers.
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Post by jesselcrum on Aug 11, 2016 19:16:35 GMT
Calpurnia was standing up for Scout and Jem because that was the right thing to do. She cared about them and they were her family and she wasn't just going to give up on them because a few people at her church disagreed with her actions. Everything she had done for them would've been for nothing if she had done anything but what she did in response. They are her guests and her family and she wasn't going to go against that.
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Post by anikahagen on Aug 15, 2016 5:11:58 GMT
Because Calpurnia was such a loving motherly figure in Scout and Jem’s life, it was almost her duty to defend them. She loved them so much, so to not defend them wouldn’t make sense. A mother stands up for her children no matter the costs. I also believe that this roots back to morality, Calpurnia knew that defending the children was the morally correct thing to do, so she did it, even though her reputation among her church friends was at stake.
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Post by keelinreder on Aug 15, 2016 5:18:28 GMT
Calpurnia was very close to both Jem and Scout. She defended them because she thinks of them as family. She didn't care about her reputation as long as she was showing Scout and Jem what was right.
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