Yesteday, was really exciting!!I finally got a better understanding of Calpurnia's background and the way she operates. Jem and I also learned some very important lessons...Though, these past few days, have been pretty bad, I learned my fiancé Dill, aint coming to Maycomb this year and I have unfortunately had to face the fact that my brother, "MISTER" Jem is growing up and no longer wants to hang around with me any more but instead wants to put his "so called" wisdom to practice. I therefore chose to seek the company of Calpurnia were I learned that there is infact, a lot of skill to being a women.Anyway, this past sunday morning Calpurnia decided to t ...view middle of the document...
Jem and I found the services quite similar to that of our own church with the exception of a few things, the absence of a piano, organ, hymn books and church programes and the use of cheap cardboard fans from boxes.However, the major difference I noticed was "linin'." This is a practise used by the black congregation and is used to aid illiterate people to sing hymns by repeating the lines after one person first reads them.When I asked Calpurnia about linin', she revealed that she is one of very few black people, four to be precise who knew how to read. She told me how she was taught to read by Atticus's relatives on the Finch Landing, and how she passed her skills onto her own family, in this case, her son, the town garbage collector named Zeebo.During the church service I noticed that Calpurnia spoke a lot like that of the Neegroes!. When I asked why she does it? She explained. "I'm black and it's not necessary to tell all you know, it's not lady like." Anway, upon the conclusion of the service I found out that Tom Robinson has been accused by Bob Ewell for rape and but I cannot understand why anyone would believe the Ewell's words? and.. what's rape?Well, the past day's events and conversations have allowed me to get a better understanding of the long history of the Finch family supporting black people in certain ways, despite the fact that they were once owned as slaves. I learned a lot from yesterday's session. It showed me that Calpurnia leads a double BUT modest life. Jem and I have finally realised that Calpurnia has a separate existence outside the Finch household...
