Should Atticus also talk to Scout about her attitude? Will there be a climax with the arguements between Scout and Aunt Alexandra? How long do you think Aunt Alexandra stay?
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Chapter 14-15 Charlie Ablon Free Responce Post: Should Atticus ask Aunt Alexandra to change her attitude?
After a few more disputes between Scout and Aunt Alexandra, Atticus needs to put his foot down and tell Aunt Alexandra to change her attitude or she has to leave Maycomb. Ever since the arrival of Aunt Alexandra she has distrupted the everyday routine inside the Finch's household. The tension between Scout and Aunt Alexandra is growing. There recently was another debate between Scout and Aunt Alexandra when Scout yelled at at her aunt for butting in to Scout and Atticus's conversation which caused Scout to say, "I didn't ask you!"(Lee, 181). This resulted in Atticus to take sides with his sister and created upset feelings from Scout. Atticus is constantly told what to do by Aunt Alexandra to such an extent that Scout said, "My father never thought these thoughts. My father never spoke so. Aunt Alexandra had to put him up to this" (Lee, 178). Atticus's approach to Scout concerning Aunt Alexandra is, "You do as Calperina tells you, you do as I tell you, and as long as your aunt's in this house, you will do as she tells you" (Lee 182). Based on this quote I completely disagree with Atticus. Aunt Alexandra is a guest in the Finch's house and she should mind her own business while she is there. Aunt Alexandra has created exessive commotion opon her arrival and Atticus has to stop this chaos before it gets any worse. This means that Atticus has to start at the source, Aunt Alexandra. He has to take action by no longer putting up with what Aunt Alexandra says to him. Every parent should have the right to their own parenting style as long as they aren't breaking the law and Aunt Alexandra shouldn't express her opinions to Atticus. In conclusion, Atticus needs to make some major changes in his household or his family could come crashing into him.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that Aunt Alexandra needs to go, however the way of going about it I disagree. As we analyzed in class, we know Aunt Alexandra has similar viewpoints and characteristics with people in Maycomb. If Atticus frustrates Aunt Alexandra instead of respecting her like in the quarrel between her and Scout on page 181, "apologize to your aunt," Atticus pins Scout to the wall with his good eye, this could backfire (Lee 181). If Aunt Alexandra is already fighting with Atticus' children, imagine what would happen if he retaliated. Aunt Alexandra could fight back, and go to the town’s people. This would be catastrophic to Atticus' reputation because it shows even Atticus' family members dislike him, especially during the time of the Tom Robinson trial.
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