What do Jem and Scout learn from Aunt Alexandra?

Aunt
Alexandra is a strict woman, who is extremely proud of her family's heritage and enjoys
socializing with the other ladies during their missionary circles. Whileanddo not get along
particularly well with their aunt, Alexandra does teach them the importance of behaving like
gentlemen and ladies. Aunt Alexandra emphasizes that Jem should always have good manners and
Scout should dress appropriately, which means that she should stop wearing overalls and begin
wearing dresses. Aunt Alexandra also attempts to instill a sense of family pride in the
children, which they never seem to develop. Despite Alexandra's difficult, authoritative
personality, she does show compassion for her brother and Scout notices how she subtly thanks
Miss Maudie for defendingduring the missionary circle. Overall, Jem and Scout learn from Aunt
Alexandra that appearances are important and family heritage means a lot to the majority of
Southern citizens. Scout also develops perspective on human nature by noticing Alexandra's
subtle personality traits and realizing that even strict individuals are capable of sympathy and
compassion.