To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 12 - Two Questions

1) What clues are there to indicate that Calpurnia's own thinking regarding whether or not it's right to use two languages when speaking to different audiences is at odds with Jem's blanket declaration that she knows better?

2) How is Calpurnia's reply to Jem similar to the advice Atticus gave to Scout earlier regarding Miss Caroline (Chapter 3)? How does Calpurnia's response reveal her view of Scout and Jem's condemnation of speaking two languages?

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Scout is surprised to hear Calpurnia speak in the same black dialect as the others, because at home, Calpurnia always speaks proper English. Jem asks Calpurnia why she doesn't speak with proper grammar around black people, and Calpurnia explains that it would be out of place, and that she would look pretentious. The others don't want to learn to speak the "right" way, she says, so she speaks their language. Scout asks if she can come over to Calpurnia's house sometimes to see how she lives at her own home, and Calpurnia says yes.

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How is Calpurnia's reply to Jem similar to the advice Atticus gave to Scout earlier regarding Miss Caroline (Chapter 3)? How does Calpurnia's response reveal her view of Scout and Jem's condemnation of speaking two languages?

How is Calpurnia's reply to Jem similar to the advice Atticus gave to Scout earlier regarding Miss Caroline (Chapter 3)? How does Calpurnia's response reveal her view of Scout and Jem's condemnation of speaking two languages?

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