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qdrhygrdehg
qdrhygrdehg
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High School - 9th Grade

What has Calpurnia taught her son to do in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Chapter 12

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Posted by qdrhygrdehg on Monday October 19, 2009 at 5:53 PM and tagged with calpurnia, characters, lee, to kill a mockingbird.

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  1. kkosach
    kkosach Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    Calpurnia has taught her son to read and write.  In today's world nobody would bat an eye at her son reading and writing, but at the time the story takes place, nobody cares whether African-Americans are educated.  It is a strange thing that Calpurnia and her son have these abilties.  Remember that, at this time, African-Americans were considered lesser beings in the South, and still did not enjoy equal rights.  Teaching her son to read speaks to Calpurnia's character - she strong and brave in a time where being so was very dangerous.  Still, she wants a better life for her son.

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    Posted by kkosach on Monday October 19, 2009 at 6:44 PM

  2. gryffindor
    gryffindor Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    she taught him to read and write

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    Posted by gryffindor on Sunday October 25, 2009 at 10:15 PM