TKAM Character relationships
By now in ELA, we have finished the first part of To Kill A Mockingbird. By now most of the main characters have been introduced.
Quoting from Mrs. Larson's Blog,
"Characters who reflect aspects of Scout's own character are known as alter egos. Those who are sharply different serve as foils.
A careful study of these character relationships helps to show the network of personalities in Maycomb and how they shape Scout's life.
Think about the two characters in each pair below. Note at least two ways they are alike and two ways they are different. From there, decide what relationship each has with Scout and what effect they have on her. You only need to choose one pair to blog about."
Quoting from Mrs. Larson's Blog,
"Characters who reflect aspects of Scout's own character are known as alter egos. Those who are sharply different serve as foils.
A careful study of these character relationships helps to show the network of personalities in Maycomb and how they shape Scout's life.
Think about the two characters in each pair below. Note at least two ways they are alike and two ways they are different. From there, decide what relationship each has with Scout and what effect they have on her. You only need to choose one pair to blog about."
Both Atticus and Aunt Alexandra believe that the kids should be raised with good morals, but although these two are brother and sister, their morals are very different, as we can see in chapters 12, 13, and 14.
Atticus tends to be more progressive with his ideas, he has rather odd philosophies considering the time period: he believes that people should be judged individually, and not based on their race, gender, or family. He wants to raise the kids honestly and give them some room to grow, he wants the kids to live honestly too, and not to perk up yourself just because of your name.
On the other hand, Aunt Alexandra has very traditional morals and seems mortified whenever Scout shows even the slightest hint of masculinity. As we can tell from the book, she blends almost perfectly with the rest of Maycomb, she clings to her heritage/family line, wanting the kids to stand up for the Finch "bloodline". She is a firm believer and user of prejudice, social positions, appearance, and general southern hospitality, she also wants the kids to fit in society normally, assigning gender roles to both of the children very often.
The relation between Atticus and Scout is unusual when comparing usual father/daughter relationships. The oddest thing is that although her name is Jean-Louise she is called "Scout" by her father, and she calls her father by his first name which would (around the 1930's) be considered very disrespectfull. Second, Scout is permitted to wear overalls and act more boyish when most young girls at her age are wearing dresses and acting more girly. By this we can tell that Atticus is giving more room for his kids to grow, rather than molding them, to avoid stress.
One more peculiar thing about their relationship is that Atticus has not taught Scout about what is taboo and what is not (we can tell when she calmly asks Atticus what "Rape" is). The relation between the two is indeed quite odd, considering the time period.
The relationship between Aunt Alexandra and Scout at first seems very rocky due to Aunt Alexandra being extremely judgemental on Scout. She pretty much dislikes everything about Scout, most of this behavior originates on her disapproval of the method Atticus uses for raising children. But behond all of this, Aunt Alexandra really just wants society to view Scout positively.
The way Atticus has raised Scout has really changed how her character might've been if Atticus raised Scout traditionally. The effect he's had so far has been positive, he tries to incorperate important life lessons into everything he can, gently and comfortibly molding Scout into a person who has morals similar to himself.
So far (as of chapter 14) Aunt Alexandra has only put pressure on Scout, stressing her out more and more each day. But Aunt Alexandra is trying to make Scout's character less tom-boy-ish, and she is succeding so far, but most likely not because of her.
Atticus tends to be more progressive with his ideas, he has rather odd philosophies considering the time period: he believes that people should be judged individually, and not based on their race, gender, or family. He wants to raise the kids honestly and give them some room to grow, he wants the kids to live honestly too, and not to perk up yourself just because of your name.
On the other hand, Aunt Alexandra has very traditional morals and seems mortified whenever Scout shows even the slightest hint of masculinity. As we can tell from the book, she blends almost perfectly with the rest of Maycomb, she clings to her heritage/family line, wanting the kids to stand up for the Finch "bloodline". She is a firm believer and user of prejudice, social positions, appearance, and general southern hospitality, she also wants the kids to fit in society normally, assigning gender roles to both of the children very often.
The relation between Atticus and Scout is unusual when comparing usual father/daughter relationships. The oddest thing is that although her name is Jean-Louise she is called "Scout" by her father, and she calls her father by his first name which would (around the 1930's) be considered very disrespectfull. Second, Scout is permitted to wear overalls and act more boyish when most young girls at her age are wearing dresses and acting more girly. By this we can tell that Atticus is giving more room for his kids to grow, rather than molding them, to avoid stress.
One more peculiar thing about their relationship is that Atticus has not taught Scout about what is taboo and what is not (we can tell when she calmly asks Atticus what "Rape" is). The relation between the two is indeed quite odd, considering the time period.
The relationship between Aunt Alexandra and Scout at first seems very rocky due to Aunt Alexandra being extremely judgemental on Scout. She pretty much dislikes everything about Scout, most of this behavior originates on her disapproval of the method Atticus uses for raising children. But behond all of this, Aunt Alexandra really just wants society to view Scout positively.
The way Atticus has raised Scout has really changed how her character might've been if Atticus raised Scout traditionally. The effect he's had so far has been positive, he tries to incorperate important life lessons into everything he can, gently and comfortibly molding Scout into a person who has morals similar to himself.
So far (as of chapter 14) Aunt Alexandra has only put pressure on Scout, stressing her out more and more each day. But Aunt Alexandra is trying to make Scout's character less tom-boy-ish, and she is succeding so far, but most likely not because of her.
Something happened to the formatting. If you want to see the quote from Mrs. Larson's blog just highlight it.
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