In this section, the racial conflicts of this day and age,
become even more apparent in the daily lives of the Finch’s. In the beginning of this section, Aunt
Alexandra does not approve of Calpurnia being in the Finch household because
she’s Black. Mayella is a symbol how
polarizing race is in Maycomb during this time period. Being that she’s white
and poor she is isolated and lonely; both Black and White people won’t befriend
her. Since she’s desperate to be loved
and for attention she tries to get at Tom, but Tom doesn’t want to risk
anything because he knows he will be blamed if anything happens since he is
Black. Ironically, Mr. Ewell walks in
and still takes Tom to court. Even
though we, the audience, knows Tom isn’t at fault, his race is ultimately why
his liberty is on the line; not because of his actions.
I don't think that Aunt Alexandra disagreed with Calpurnia's presence simply because she was Black, because it was common in the era to have black maidservants, however it is obviously clear Alexandra doesn't want Calpurnia in the house any longer. I believe that Alexandra doesn't agree with the "radicalism" that Atticus and even his kids seemed to adopt, and is looking for someone to blame. Since Calpurnia did have some influence on the growth of the children I believe Alexandra just used her as a scape goat to express her concerns.
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