how are aunt alexandra and atticus different?
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Just the fact that Aunt Alexandra comes to live with her brother adds to the contrast between them because the two siblings are completely different people. Aunt Alexandra is a snobbish, prejudiced person while Atticus is relaxed and not prejudiced.
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As the novel unfolds, Scout learns that the world isn't fair. ... During the novel, she is between six and nine years old. Her “world” is mainly her family, which consists of Jem and Atticus. Calpurnia isn't a blood relation, but Scout treats her like a family member because that is how Atticus treats her.
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One aspect that differs between the novel and the film is who is portrayed as the main character. In the book, the main character is Scout. It seems that the movie portrays Atticus to be the main character. The way the novel and film begin are different too.
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The movies portray her as a child when she first encounters a young Charles Xavier. The two grow up together and Xavier sees her as something of a little sister. However, the comic-book origin of the character is vastly different.
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We learn that Maycomb is a mall Southern town in Alabama. ... Their mother has died (we find out later) and Atticus "was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town." We learn about Scout (Jean Louise) through the voice of her narration. She is around 6 years old and her brother Jem is 10.
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What does Mrs. Dubose say about the children's mother? ... "lovelier lady than the [children's] mother never lived." And she comments that it is a shame the way Atticus lets the kids carry on in such a wild fashion now.
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Alexandra is Atticus's older sister, making her the aunt of Jem and Scout. She is also the sister of Jack Finch and grandmother of Francis Hancock. She is married to Jimmy Hancock (the uncle of Jem and Scout); their only son is Henry, father of Francis. JACK FINCH.
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Atticus is trying to explain to Scout and Jem about the importance of the Finch name, but that (ancestry, heritage) is Alexandra's passion. ... Since the Finches are the aristocratic class of Maycomb, that means that Scout and Jem should try to “live up to” their name and act like Finches.
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jem and scout were somewhat disappointed in atticus because he wasnt athletic like some fathers. ... jem lost his temper when Mrs. Dubose criticized his father.
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Francis Hancock is the spoiled grandson of Aunt Alexandra. (The son of her son, Henry Hancock.) Every Christmas, Henry and his wife drop Francis at Finch's Landing, which is the only time Scout and Jem see him.
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She insults the Finches. On page 102 as Jem and Scout are walking home, Mrs. ... Mrs. Dubose says that a "lovelier lady than the [children's] mother never lived." And she comments that it is a shame the way Atticus lets the kids carry on in such a wild fashion now that their mother is gone.
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Lucas then takes Helen into a room and kisses her, but Helen reveals that she and Lucas are cousins. Daphne had told Helen that Ajax, Lucas's uncle, was her father. Since Helen believed this lie when she told Lucas, he wasn't able to find a lie. Later, they find out that they aren't cousins at all.
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Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch is Atticus' son and Scout's older brother by four years. Jem's progression into adult maturity is apparent throughout the course of the novel. He is seen to have a greater understanding of the obstacles thrown their way. Jem explains many things to Scout throughout the novel.
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Jean Louise “Scout” Finch lives with her father, Atticus, her brother, Jem, and their black cook, Calpurnia, in Maycomb. She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy.
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In Chapter 24, Atticus interrupts Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle to ask Calpurnia if she could take him to see Helen Robinson. Atticus proceeds to tell Cal, Alexandra, Miss Maudie, and Scout that Tom has been shot dead.
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Dubose says that she pitied Atticus after his wife died. Mrs. Dubose comments that their mother was the loveliest lady who ever lived and it was heartbreaking to watch Atticus let his children run wild. Scout goes on to mention that she didn't remember her mother, but Jem did.
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But at the beginning of chapter 13, she spontaneously arrives for an indefinite stay at the home of Atticus because she feels that the motherless, tomboyish Scout needs to have "some feminine influence." As a busy, highly organized, and organizing woman, Aunt Alexandra quickly adapts to the social life of Maycomb.