In ,is pretty much forced out of her comfort zone and into the company of Maycomb's
social elite; this group has gathered for a "lesson" led by Mrs. Merriweather, who
claims she wants to bring home a message she's heard about the poor Mruna tribe in Africa. She
tells Scout and the other women who have gathered that the members of this tribe are living in
poverty and darkness and that she needs to help the missionary J. Grimes Everett spread his
message. By contrast, she tells Scout that she is fortunate that she lives in a "Christian
home with Christian folks in a Christian town."
Her statement stands in
sharp conflict with her next statements about Tom Robinson's wife. Just sentences later, she
tells the group that they need to go to Tom's wife and tell her that "we've forgiven
it" and goes on to comment that "there's nothing more distracting than a sulky
darky." In fact, she's had to chastise "her" Sophy for not being a
"Christian" following the trial, as she was full of...
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