Chapter 12/13: What do you learn about Calpurnia in chapter 12? What does Scout realize about her?(Alex)

In chapter twelve we find out how Calpurnia is living two different lives. One life is her working formally in the Finches household as a housemaid. Her other life is a casual independent negro woman who goes to church every sunday which is what Scout realizes about her that she hadn't previously known. “They’s my comp’ny, said Calpurnia. Again I thought her voice strange: she was talking like the of them”(Lee 158). In this scene Scout finds out a different part of Calpurnia that she never had seen previously. Scout had never been with Calpurnia outside of when she was working in her house so this scene came very surprisingly to Scout. Calpurnia is very formal including her tone of voice with Finch’s because they are formal themselves. Outside of the Finch’s she acts the way she truly is, and scout had never been exposed or seen this part of Calpurnia which is why it was very interesting for Scout to experience. At the church Calpurnia was confronted by Lula another member of the church about bringing the two white Finch’s in the all black church. Calpurnia stands her ground in a more casual voice to Lula and defends the Finch’s to be able to stay for the church session. Scout also learns the background of not only Calpurnia but also her ancestors before her and how they are related to the Finch’s. Scout realizes how much more there is to Calpurnia other than what she had previously known her as the housemaid that went to work every morning but as close friend.