The irony lies in the fact that the ladies of the missionary society are deeply concerned about the Mrunas' living conditions in Africa but fail to address the racial discrimination and prejudice faced by the African Americans in their own community. The ladies show more concern for a distant group of people than for those in their own backyard.
well...read the book and find out -__- i can't believe your just gunna use wikianswers to find a freaking answer for your novel studies questions. get a life. do your own homework for a change.
<sorry for people who actually dont understand the book:P and are actually using wikianswers in a productive, responsible way>
The irony is that the women spend too much time and energy talking about the Mrunas in Africa but have no time or energy to explore the African Americans in Maycomb.
The missionary ladies are worried because the Mrunas are facing challenges or are in need of assistance. They may be concerned about their well-being, safety, or living conditions, prompting their interest in helping them.
move on to their gossip and their snacks,Mrunas is a tribe in Africa.
The Mrunas are a tribe in Africa, and J. Grimes Everett was a missionary trying to convert them to Christianity.
The Mrunas are a tribe in Africa, and J. Grimes Everett was a missionary trying to convert them to Christianity.
The ladies of the missionary circle in Maycomb were discussing the Mrunas, a fictional African tribe, as being the misguided people they wanted to help by sending over their missionaries to convert them to Christianity.
I'm sure the ladies thought that they were sincere; it just wasn't the most effective form of compassion. Mrs. Merriweather, when talking about them, was crying "Oh child, those poor Mrunas...the poverty...the darkness...the immorality...I made a pledge in my heart. I said to myself, when I go home I'm going to give a course on the Mrunas." She seems sincere enough; weeping and pledging. Too bad she spends the rest of the time back-biting and subversively deriding almost everyone and everything the rest of the meeting.
Is it ironic that so many intelligent people find it difficult to define irony?
Mrs. Grace Merriweather is a character in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." She is a devout Christian and a member of the Missionary Circle in Maycomb. Mrs. Merriweather is known for her hypocritical behavior, as she is supportive of missionary work abroad but shows disdain for the African American community in her own town.
The irony lies in the fact that the Maycomb ladies express concern for the well-being of the Mrunas, a distant African tribe, while neglecting the poverty and mistreatment of their own African American community members. Mrs. Merriweather's statement to Scout highlights her hypocrisy as she fails to see the inequalities and injustices present in her own community despite claiming to uphold Christian values.
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In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Mrunas are a fictional tribe in Africa that Miss Maudie Atkinson tells Scout and Jem about. The Mrunas are used as a tool by Miss Maudie to illustrate the need for charity and help within one's immediate community before extending assistance further afield. The mention of the Mrunas serves as a way to highlight the importance of compassion and looking out for others, even those who may be perceived as different or distant from oneself.
Aunt Alexandra's missionary group is considered hypocritical because they preach about helping and serving others, yet they show judgment and prejudice towards the people they are supposed to be helping. They fail to practice what they preach by engaging in discriminatory behavior and looking down on those they are meant to assist.