To Kill A Mockingbird Post 5 (Chapters: 13-15, Perspective: Aunt Alexandria)

Those Ignorant Little Children
May 17

I could see the dread and sorrow on Jeremy and Jean Louise’s face when they saw me on their porch. They knew why I had come, and they knew I was there to stay until I had fulfilled my job of correcting the mistakes Atticus had made by letting his children run free and wild. If this were any old family, I could have hardly cared how my brother brought up his savage children, but we are not “any old family,” we are the Finches, and we have a name and reputation to uphold. I have no clue how Atticus’ loss of his wife affected his life, but it certainly affected the way he brings up his children. When I simply inputted my opinion into a conversation that Jean Louise was having with her father, she barked at me like some rabid dog and screamed “I didn’t ask you!” You could tell that when she apologized to me she didn’t mean it. I intend, before my visit is over, to change these wretched children’s attitudes towards others, including their elders.

I have no clue why Atticus doesn’t keep a better eye on his children. Our parents raised him wisely, but he doesn’t seem to have continued the trend that was passed down through generations. I keep getting in fights and arguments with Atticus because of his annoying children. I swear, some times I hear them sneak out of the house at night.

I cant believe Jean Louise’s attitude towards her elders and Jeremy even thinking about hitting a girl. Jean Louise thought it was okay to hit her elder brother, and he for some reason thought it was fine to retaliate, and hit his younger sister. Almost all children these days have no respect for their elders, peers, or even their friends. It is utterly disgusting and it needs to stop! If only everyone could be like nice little Francis, he’s always kind and polite, and could be a fine example to his troublesome cousins.