Chapter 24 is the chapter where Scout attends one of Aunt
Alexandra's missionary teas. There are a few theme subjects addressed in this chapter,
including Scout learning lessons in growing up as a lady,
Miss Maudie having the courage to stand up for what she believes
in, and of course, the following:
The main
theme that is reinforced here is the idea of hypocrisy as
presented by the people of Maycomb. Here is a group of white women, all church going
Christians, meeting with the purpose of discussing (and ultimately supporting) Christian
mission work overseas.
While they are able to talk about
"living a Christian life" and taking care of those people in the "jungle over there" and
supporting mission work and spreading the love of Jesus Christ - in the same breath they
can belittle the African Americans living in their own
town.
And through this two-faced-ness, they even have the
audacity to identify hypocrisy in others.
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