When Jem is twelve, he does not want to spend that much time anymore with Scout and demands her to start acting like a girl
Scout is upset about that and hopes that the arrival of Dill in the summer will change Jem‘s attitude
yet, Dill won‘t be able to come to Maycomb that year; he writes a letter saying that he has a new father and that he will stay with his family
Atticus has to travel to the state capital every day for two weeks since the state legislature is called into session
the children visit a colored church on a sunday with Calpurnia
however, one member of the church called Lula disagrees with Calpurnia bringing white children to church
the church in general though is welcoming and Reverend Sykes explains that everyone there does know Atticus
the poverty of the black community is shown through the lack of hymnals and the amount of dyslexic parishioners
during service, Reverend Sykes collects money for Helen, the wife of Tom Robinson, since she can‘t find work due to her husband having been accused of rape
Scout learns that it has been Bob Ewell who accused Tom Robinson and is shocked that someone would believe something that a Ewell said
returning home, Aunt Alexandra is waiting for them
Chapter 13
Aunt Alexandra is supposed to stay with the children in order to bring in a feminine touch
she is invited to other ladies in town for having coffee and cake
being very proud of her own family heritage, she often gossips about and judges the other families in Maycomb
Jem and Scout are not proud enough of their family in Alexandra‘s opinion
she demands that Atticus give them a lecture on their ancestry but Scout only starts to cry
Function
Dill as representative of childhood has vanished which shows the transcendence from childhood into the adult world
introduction of black community through visiting their church
very welcoming, positive, close-knit community, strong devotion
yet poverty-stricken (no paint on the building, hymnals are too expensive, illiteracy)
crucial moment in the storyline: black community comes into light when Tom Robinson‘s is accused of rape
benevolent and solidly united black community harshly contradicts the racism that Maycomb‘s white people show
theme of prejudice: townspeople are more willing to believe the word of someone from the lowest class (Bob Ewell) than of a decent black man
Calpurnia as a mediator between two worlds
double life: Finches‘ house and black community
shift is made obvious through her change in language (dialect shows when she is in church whereas she speaks proper and precise English at the Finches‘ house
shift in language represents the gap between black and white Maycomb inhabitants
Aunt Alexandra - now taking over the household - clashes with Calpurnia whom she considers unnecessary and also with Scout who doesn‘t care about the implementation of Southern womanhood
although Alexandra might be injust and unfit for parenting, she still demonstrates that she cares about her family
