In this chapter we learn that Calpurnia in fact lives a double life. Jem and scout figure out she actually has a family of her own. This shocks us because we always knew Calpurnia as the mother like figure to Jem and scout and we didn’t know she has a son called Zeboo. When Calpurnia was at the church with Jem and scout, we were suprised at her reaction to her own son. In actual fact there wasn’t a reaction at all knowing she doesn’t go home until late at night and she comes back early. As scout mentions, ” That Calpurnia lived a double life never dawned on me. The idea she had a separate existence outside our household was a novel one” this brings us the information of her double life.
How is Calpurnia shown in ch12 in TKAM
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Haxhi,
You have successfully shown understanding of the complexity of Calpurnia’s identity and you have backed this with supporting quotations.
To Develop:
– Link this to other instances in the text – perhaps your earlier impressions of Calpurnia – how has this changed in light of your view of her in this chapter?
– Now that you have finished the novel, how has your view of Calpurnia changed /developed?
React!