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Calpurnia (General Information (Gender (Female), Class (Black cook (paid))…
Calpurnia
General Information
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Physique
She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard.
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Traits
Follower, Conformist, Peacemaker
Character analysis
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What She Seems Like:
Seems like a variation of the southern character trope of the contented slave (sometimes referred to as an “Uncle Tom” character).
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Background
She had a difficult and painful life, rarely seeing her own children as she took care of Scout and Jem.
Adjectives and evidence
Motherly
Calpurnia bent down and kissed me. I ran along, wondering what had come over her. She had wanted to make up with me, that was it. She had always been too hard on me, she had at last seen the error of her fractious ways, she was sorry and too stubborn to say so.
Wise
Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house, they are company and don't let me catch you remarking on their ways like you were so high and mighty. (3.26-29)
Loyal to Finch Family
"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." (14.28)
Brave
"You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." (12.139-144)
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