In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Jem and Scout go to church with Calpurnia in Chapter 12. This chapter explores the theme of racial segregation and the different worlds that Jem and Scout experience in their small town of Maycomb.
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Chapter 12.
Calpurnia gets mad at Scout in Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird when Scout criticizes Walter Cunningham Jr. for pouring molasses all over his food. Calpurnia scolds Scout for her lack of manners and for not understanding Walter's situation.
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Jean Louise "Scout" Finch said this line in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. She is referring to her father, Atticus Finch, who is a lawyer defending an innocent Black man.
The telephone operator's name is Eula May. Calpurnia calls her this in chapter 10 when she tells her to warn others about the mad dog. Eula May is not to be confused with Lula who is the black woman at Calpurnia's church who does not care for Jem and Scout attending her church.
Calpurnia's fault was to teach Scout how to read and write.
Aunt Alexandra was always ordering Scout out of the kitchen in "To Kill a Mockingbird." She believed in upholding traditional gender roles and felt that the kitchen was not a place for young girls like Scout. Additionally, Aunt Alexandra wanted to instill in Scout the importance of behaving like a proper young lady.
Zeebo is Calpurnia's son in "To Kill a Mockingbird," who works as the garbage collector in Maycomb. Reverend Sykes is the minister at First Purchase African M.E. Church, where Calpurnia and the Finch family worship.
Scout feels that Calpurnia is different at her own church because she speaks differently and seems more at ease and authoritative, contrasting with her behavior at the Finch household where she is more deferential and formal. Scout is surprised by this glimpse of another side of Calpurnia.
The experience at Calpurnia's church helps Jem and Scout see Calpurnia in a new light, as they witness her in her element among her own community. They gain a deeper appreciation for her skills in managing a different environment and begin to understand her as a multi-dimensional person with her own identity and relationships outside of their household.
Atticus tells Scout to obey Calpurnia in Chapter 3 of "To Kill a Mockingbird." This happens during a conversation where Scout questions Atticus about why Calpurnia is considered a part of the family. Atticus explains the importance of respecting Calpurnia and following her instructions.
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," Lula, a member of the congregation at Calpurnia's church, tried to intimidate Calpurnia by questioning her decision to bring Scout and Jem to a black church. Lula made them feel unwelcome because they were white.
Calpurnia doesn't trust Jem and Scout to go to church by themselves (there was a past incident involving tying up one of their Sunday School classmates in the furnace room), and decides to take them with her to her church instead