BASIC INFORMATION:

Last Name: Atkinson Gender: Female First Name: Maudie Age: 40 Other Names: Miss Maudie

Occupation: N/A State of Residency: Alabama

Town of Residency: Maycomb

Characters significance to the novel:

Major / Minor

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
RELATIONSHIPS:
Miss Maudie lived across the street from the Finch family before her house burnt down. Miss Maudie is a widow, but is a friend to Atticus two children and is a motherly figure to Scout. Miss Maudie has connections with Stephanie Crawford as she said, Stephanie Crawford even told me once she woke up in the middle of the night and found him looking in the window at her. I said what did you do, Stephanie, move over in the bed and make room for him? That shut her up a while." She is connected to Jem and Scouts Uncle Jack as they grew up on Finchs Landing together and would always ask Maudie to marry him.

JUXTAPOSITION: Maudie Atkinson

Similarities:
A Southern woman. Has a sharp tongue.

VS

Miss Stephanie Crawford

Unlike Miss Stephanie Crawford, Miss Maudie uses her sharp tongue to counter unkindness. Crawford is always gossiping and into other peoples business. She is also Jem and Scouts main source of rumors regarding Boo Radley. Miss Maudie defends Boo Radley and tells the truth about him to the children.

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INTERESTING FACTS:
She hated her house and was rather happy that it burnt down as it left more room for her gardening.