Attitudes within a family can differ. On the one hand, Aunt Alexandra acts as a foil to Atticus as she represents the stereotypical upper class white woman of the South in the 1930s. She is a member of one of the more prestigious churches of the town, her family has a prestigious ancestry of which she is very proud, she has been refined in all the social graces, and she possesses the typical attitude about race and class for her social status.
When she arrives at the Finch home, she exerts efforts to counteract her brother's liberal influence. She does not allow Calpurnia to bake he tea cakes for her Sunday Missionary meetings with the other ladies of the community, and she forces Scout/Jean Louise to wear a dress. When she learns that Calpurnia has taken the children to the black church, she is appalled. And, she discusses various matters with her brother, urging him to "let this cup pass" regarding his defending of Tom Robinson. In addition, she scolds Atticus about allowing the children to be so free.
On the other hand, Alexandra does demonstrate kinship with Atticus. In private she disapproves of the hypocrisy of the women in her missionary circle. A loving sister, she is also kind like her brother and becomes incensed at the cruelty of the jury. She, too, has a sense of fairness that is obviously intrinsic to the Finches.
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