What are some positive influences on Scout throughout To Kill a Mockingbird?

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fortunate indeed to be surrounded by numerous people who each provide, in their own unique way,
a positive influence. I would single out Miss Maudie for special mention here. She shows Scout
that being a fine Southern lady is about substance rather than show. Miss Maudie likes nothing
better than pottering about in her beautiful garden wearing an old, beat-up pair of overalls.
Yet through her kindness, empathy, and good-humored nature, she proves to be a much more
effective role model for Scout than the very prim and proper Aunt Alexandra. Alexandra presents
a vision of Southern womanhood that's the exact...