Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay with Atticus and his family?
chloemink Student Aunt Alexandra moves in with Scout, Jem, and Atticus “for a while” in order to give Scout some “feminine influence.” Scout narrates, however, that Aunt Alexandra’s presence is “not so much Atticus’ doing as hers.” Sources: http://www.enotes.com/mockingbird/2628 Rate answer: $(‘#ascore-234’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by chloemink on Thursday February 1, 2007 at 4:39 PM jilllessa Teacher High School – 10th Grade Associate Editor $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); Aunt Alexandra says that she moves into provide Scout with a women’s influence, but the timing of her move indicates that there may be other factors involved. She moves in just before the… (The entire answer is 158 words.) This is an expert answer, written by an eNotes editor. To read the entire answer, please join eNotes. Rate answer: $(‘#ascore-7677’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag
