Alexandras Street Cred

In chapter thirteen we find out why Aunt Alexandra is at Atticus's home. Aunt Alexandra came to "make scout more ladylike" and other things involving jem. Alexandra is obviously trying to make the children more accepted so that she will have a great reputation. She is afraid that Atticus will ruin her family name. There is one thing that is different between Aunt alexandra and Atticus. Atticus is tolerant and will do the right thing, but Alexandra is arrogant and will just try to stay popular. Atticus is attacked by the whole town and everybody says that he is not doing the right thing. The whole town believes that Atticus is doing the wrong thing. Then there's Alexandra. Throughout the chapter she has been talked to almost everybody in the town. They all act as if she is the better side of the family and that she is doing the right thing by trying to fix up Atticus and his family. This shows the courage of Atticus. No one likes him but everybody loves his sister who is doing the wrong thing. They are complete opposites showing us what will happen if we make the right choices, and what will happen if we make the wrong ones. Life isn't fair that is why the bad choices receive reward and the good ones are attacked. Aunt Alexandra seems to have a bad effect on the family. She acts as if one of the family members who had to pay a $500 is a good person. She even seems to have some influence on Atticus. At the end of the chapter Atticus comes into the children's room and says that Alexandra doesn't want them to be run of the mill people and he wants them to be the lady and gentleman that they are. This is not their father. Their father is a tolerant man and would not force upon the heavy stereotypes that society says that they should be. It just shows us what a cruel person aunt alexandra can be.