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azndragon8
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How does Aunt Alexandra react to her brother's defeat? What does it show you about her? (Chapter 22)

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Posted by azndragon8 on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 8:58 AM and tagged with aunt alexandra, to kill a mockingbird.

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    Atticus' defeat gives us all an opportunity to understand Alexandra as more than the strict aunt who is absorbed with her family's social standing and with Scout growing up to be a proper lady. She shows empathy, compassion, and respect for her brother; in fact, she calls him "brother," something she doesn't do often. She shows concern for Jem's worry and sorrow over the defeat, asking if he is alright. Later, at the tea party with her mission group, Alexandra, we learn seems to see through their hypocrisy every bit as much as the narrator, Scout.

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    Posted by sagetrieb on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 10:27 AM