Miss Maudie represents the idea to Scout that grown women around her wear breeches, and along with that, they do activities in which breeches are required. This reflects Miss Maudie's hard-working demeanour, which is a positive influence on Scout as she matures.

Physical affection, as her hand ‘closed tightly on [Scout’s]... its warmth was enough.’ This action conveys her understanding of Scout when she recognises Scout’s anxiety, serving as the reassuring figure amongst the women Scout feels isolated by. Her maternal qualities allow Scout to feel more comfortable amongst the ladies.

This balance makes her a positive role model for Scout because she is self-sufficient and an esteemed woman in the eyes of other people.

When Miss Maudie's house burns down and she does not seem too upset at losing her largest material possession, her reaction has a big impact on the children.

Disapproves of neighbourhood gossip. She dislikes how the town comes out to watch 'a poor devil on trial for his life' (Chapter 16 pg 165), and silences Mrs Merriweather over her hypocrisy at Aunt Alexandra's tea-party.

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

“What I meant was, if Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn’t be as hard as some men are at their best. There are just some kind of men who-who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.”

“There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father’s one of them.”

“No, child,” she said, “that is a sad house. I remember Arthur Radley when he was a boy. He always spoke nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did. Spoke as nicely as he knew how.”

'She was a widow, a chameleon lady, who work in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty.'

'Jem and I had considerable faith in Miss Maudie. She had never told on us, had never played cat-and-mouse with us, she was not at all interested in our private lives. She was our friend.'

Expresses admiration for Scout's father. She is making the point that Atticus always acts the same way whether other people can see him or not. He stands out in stark contrast to some of the people in Maycomb who practice hypocrisy.