Aunt Alexandra thought that Calpurnia was having a somewhat negative influence on Scout. Calpurnia was the primary female figure in Scout's life until Aunt Alexandra came to stay. In general, Aunt Alexandra did not approve of Scout. She did not like Scout's boyish clothes and lack of femininity. Aunt Alexandra thought that Calpurnia's feminine influence on Scout was not enough. She was concerned about Scout growing up to be a proper young lady someday.
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Aunt Alexandra thought that Calpurnia was having a somewhat negative influence on Scout. Calpurnia was the primary female figure in Scout's life until Aunt Alexandra came to stay. In general, Aunt Alexandra did not approve of Scout. She did not like Scout's boyish clothes and lack of femininity. Aunt Alexandra thought that Calpurnia's feminine influence on Scout was not enough. She was concerned about Scout growing up to be a proper young lady someday.
In addition to this, Aunt Alexandra was upset that Scout and Jem had gone to church with Calpurnia. She also did not like that Scout wanted to visit Calpurnia at her house. Aunt Alexandra claimed that with her living at the Finch house, Calpurnia was no longer needed. She suggested letting her go. Atticus was adamant and he refused to let Calpurnia go:
"Alexandra, Calpurnia's not leaving this house until she wants to. You may think otherwise, but I couldn’t have got along without her all these years. She's a faithful member of this family and you'll simply have to accept things the way they are. Besides, sister, I don’t want you working your head off for us—you've no reason to do that. We still need Cal as much as we ever did" (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 14).
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