Aunt Alexandra's character in To Kill a Mockingbird is very proud and close minded. She decides it would be best for her to stay with Atticus, Jem and Scout, as she believes a strong female presence in Scout's life would help in shaping her into a proper young lady in Maycomb's society. Aunt Alexandra's character is quite the popular woman as seen in chapter 13, when "Miss Maudie Atkinson baked a Lane cake so loaded with shiny it made me tight; Miss Stephanie Crawford had long visits with Aunt Alexandra", "Miss Rachel next door had Aunty over for coffee in the afternoons", and "Mr Nathan Radley went so far as to come up in the front yard and say he was glad to see her". Considering Aunt Alexandra is a socialite in Maycomb, it is understandable that she would want Scout to be like her in the future. Scout may think that Aunt Alexandra is this horrible woman, but her intentions are good as she only wants her to a respectable young woman.
Throughout these chapters, the trial of Tom Robinson takes place, and we learn and understand more of his character. Before the trial, many opinions are shared about Tom Robinson, but as it commences, you see the true side of Tom Robinson. During his testimony, you also see that Tom Robinson is also a warmhearted man when he says, "I was just tryin' to help her out, suh." Even though Tom said many things in his testimony, Mayella Ewell did as well, so in the end its his word against hers. Its very likely that even though Tom's side is the stronger argument, Mayella will win due to the prejudice in the community of black people.
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