Miss Maude Atkinson Character Analysis

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Miss Maudie Atkinson We all know that one sweet lady who lives in a quiet neighborhood just down the road from you. Harper Lee wrote the book To Kill A Mockingbird and in it that sweet lady is Miss Maudie Atkinson. Miss Maudie is very respectful, outdoorsy, but she is also very nurturing when it comes to her garden and the kids. I chose to talk about Miss Maudie Atkinson because I did not know who else to talk about and because she seems really sweet, plus Jem and Scout love her. I do know a “Miss Maudie Atkinson” but she goes by Peggy, she goes to my church. Peggy is very sweet, nurturing and she cares about everyone. Even though Miss Maudie Atkinson just comes off as respectful, outdoorsy and nurturing she knows very much about how to keep …show more content…

But in chapter twenty-four it is talking about Aunt Alexandra hosting a missionary meeting. Which meant every lady in Maycomb county was at the Finch’s house. Scout is there because Jem would not let her go with Dill and him. Scout states that she “divided the lonely hours between Calpurnia (the help) and Miss Maudie (Lee, 305). During this chapter, you can also see how Scout acts around Aunt Alexandra and how she feels she has to walk on eggshells while Aunty is around. But since Scout was hanging out with all of the lady’s this meant she had to dress like one, scout wore a dress with her pants own underneath. Which Miss Maudie made a comment about. But as they were enjoying their refreshments, Miss Stephanie Crawford started to ask Scout questions. Miss Stephanie asked, “Whatcha going to be when you grow up, Jean Louis”? “A lawyer”? (Lee, 307). Scout answered her back saying “Nome, I hadn’t thought about it…” (Lee, 308). Scout tried to change the conversation but Miss Stephanie just kept encouraging it. The ladies were laughing at Scout and the stuff Miss Stephanie was saying, while she was still asking questions “Miss Maudie’s hand touched mine [Scout] and I answered mildly enough”, “Nome, just a lady”. (Lee, 308) Miss Stephanie told her that she would not get very far in becoming a lady if she did not wear more

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