Life Lessons.

After coming near the end of the book, many life lessons have been taught to Scout and Jem by a numerous amount of adults, but I think one important lesson is teaching Scout to be a lady. In life, almost all of us assume that little girls will grow up to be ladies, and little boys will grow up to be men. Since Scout is almost always with Jem, Dill, and Atticus, she picks up on their less feminine habits. When Aunt Alexandra comes to town in Chapter 13, she is trying to teach Scout to be lady-like and polite; also forcing Scout to dress this way, which to me is an important lesson for girls.
On page 229, Alexandra says, "Stay with us, Jean Louise", talking about the missionary circle. In Scouts head, she was thinking, "This was part of her campaign to teach me to be a lady." Since Alexandra is making Scout stay in the circle of ladies, she is teaching Scout to be a lady. What Scout learns over all about life is to be more polite and girlish. When I was growing up, my mom took part in teaching me to be lady like and polite, as Alexandra did for Scout.