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Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, focuses on the relationship built between a brother and a sister in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930's. Maycomb, like anyother southern town is full of gossip, tradition, and a legacy of racism. The trad ....

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.... beginning shows Scout who posses the power. “Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia, was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said.” The first time Aunt Alexandra appears in the novel, she instantly shows the lack of respect she has for Cal. Alexandra does not say “please” or “thank you”, just a simple command forcing Cal into a servitude. Cal has symbolized strength and authority throughout Scout's childhood, by acting as a mother figure in the Finch household. Scout has never seen Cal in such a low and submissive position. Calpurnia has established a respected place in the Finch family through the years of dedicated service and t ....