Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the moral values and ideas of the people of Maycomb and how they react to things that go against their normal beliefs. All characters have their own sense of right or wrong, good or bad, etc. Aunt Alexandra's moral values are expressed throughout the book, especially in her feelings through her brother's case, but in public they are limited to the indifferent and the self. -aware of the values of the territory. Although Aunt Alexandra has her own set of ideas and values manifested by the people of Maycomb, there are some hints of a hidden sense of justice in her throughout the story that gives her a sense of compassion for those who are discriminated against in her world. a woman almost immersed in her desire and need to integrate into Maycomb from the outside. Most of what he does revolves around what most people would do, including many of his opinions, as he constantly conforms to the opinions of the majority. This is obvious as he will not allow Scout to be anything but a lady, he will not allow her to play with someone who is too socially beneath them like the Cunninghams or the Ewells, and most of all he will not express his opinions on her case brother unless they agree with the opinions of the rest of Maycomb. However, even though she focuses on being the woman the county expects of her, some of her opinions are a little different. While she is in a meeting with the ladies of the neighbors and the conversation takes a racist turn, Miss Maudie speaks up, making herself look bad and unladylike in front of the others, something that Alexandra would never do, but which does not go unnoticed by her, as “he gave Miss Maudie a look of pure gratitude, and I marveled at the world of women. Miss Mau... in the center of the paper... appears to be very distraught and heartbroken, as if she thinks her death should not have happened. This display of emotion suggests that he had a deeper sense of justice than most people in Maycomb and that he thought what happened to Tom was immoral and unjust. The reader's first impression of Aunt Alexandra is that of a superficial woman, obsessed with the concerns of others. sight of her. However, as the story progresses, he shows signs of higher values, even if he doesn't show them on purpose. Even trying to conform to Maycomb's views and opinions, Alexandra's hidden sense of right and wrong is expressed through her actions in response to the Tom Robinson case. Although Aunt Alexandra appears to have a set of superficial values compiled from those of Maycomb, she appears to have a sense of sympathy towards those who are discriminated against by the majority as the story progresses..
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