English literature TKAM Women Flashcards
Miss Maudie’s inability to fill a certain position
“Miss Maudie can’t serve in the jury because she’s a woman”
Miss Maudie’s untraditional dress
“Men’s overalls”
Miss Maudie’s differing aspects
“chameleon lady”- “magisterial beauty”- “Men’s overalls”
Scout describing Aunt Alexandra as cold
“analogous to mount Everest”
Aunt Alexandra’s enforcement of gender roles
“Aunt Alexandra was a fanatical on the subject of my attire”
Aunt Alexandra’s bad manners
“a back porch listener”- “incurable gossip”
Scout antagonizing traditional femininity
“pink cotton penitentiary closing in”
Calpurnia’s education
“as good as anybody’s in Maycomb”
Mayella’s abusive father
“what her papa do to her don’t count”
Calpurnia subverting racist stereotypes
“looked as if she tried to keep clean”
