Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird

The characters in "To Kill A Mockingbird" are all very interesting to read about and are what make the book so amazing. Each character has very noticeable character traits, and the relationships they all have with each other are what keep the reader hooked and emotionally attached. I find Calpurnia, the house maid, the most interesting character.

Calpurnia lives as a maid with Jean Louise Finch (Scout), Jeremy Finch (Jem) and Atticus Finch. She is a very hard working maid, but also a motherly figure to Scout and Jem because their mother died at a very young age. Calpurnia is very protective of both kids, and doesn't like when they go off to school because she has nothing to worry about during the day. She is also very loyal and religious, making her respectable to a reader. She is also a very conflicted character, because she is African American living in an extremely white community. She is very interesting to read about and I can't wait to see where the character development leads to.

"There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into." -Calpurnia

This quote was said in the earlier chapters of the novel, and the reason I chose this quote is because it was the first thing Calpurnia had said that wasn't super sweet and nice. This made me grow appreciation for Calpurnia because it showed she had an edgier side. I included a photo of how I picture Calpurnia in my head down below. http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca&biw=1024&bih=570&tbm=isch&tbnid=REfVJKxZCeg10M:&imgrefurl=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx%3FFilmID%3D19714&docid=16nvD7wSueM8VM&imgurl=http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsE/57173-19714.gif&w=320&h=240&ei=jrU0Ud60Jem3yQHhiYH4AQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=203&sig=116346319358239339791&page=2&tbnh=139&tbnw=189&start=20&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:34,s:0,i:215&tx=118&ty=56