To Kill a Mockingbird

After Chapter 12, what do Jem and Scout learn from Mrs. Dubose and Calpurnia?

After Chapter 12, what do Jem and Scout learn from Mrs. Dubose and Calpurnia?

Asked by
Last updated by jill d #170087
Answers 1
Add Yours

The children learn that Calpurnia is able to bridge the distance between the black and white communities and easily fit into both. Calpurnia wouldn't allow anyone to bully her because she brought the Finch children to church. She spoke differently with the people at church than she did in the Finch home because she didn't want to seem uppity, and unlike most blacks, Cal had been taught to read. These things were all revelations to the children, and because of these revelations, Scout wanted to spend more time with Calpurnia in her own home environment. In this chapter, the children begin to really "know" the woman who cares for them.

Please ask your questions separately.

Source(s)

To Kill A Mockingbird