Mrs. Merriweather of the missionary circle complains about her cooks and field hands.
What does that tell us about her?
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7 comments:
I think that that tells us that Mrs. Merriweather does not understand the real situation. She is maybe ignorant or racist, but either way, she does not understand the pain the colored folks are going through. She only understands that efficiency has diminished greatly. I really don't like this character much by what they say in the book.
I think that it tells us that she is an average southern woman around that time. The colored folks were
sorry....I was going to say that colored folks were not considered humans then so for her to say that means that she is a usual southerner.
I agree with what Sheril said. It would be normal for Mrs. Merriweather to be racist. During that time, it would look normal for the people to act that way, but in our point of view, it would look bad. She is acting like a "common" woman, when it doesn't look right in the eyes of Jem and Scout.
Like Sora, I have to agree with Sheril and Maria. The colored people are not considert real human beings or, at least not as important as the rest. I also have to agree with Maria about not liking Mrs. Merriweather but I do think that she plays an important role in the book since she teaches us a bit more. But I wonder if the complaints are actually true. Sometimes white folks would expect more from their personal since they are used to the time of slavery. So maybe the efficiency (as Maria says) has diminished but the colored people are still trying the best they can to please the family they work for.
I think Sheril and Sora are right. All this tells us is that she is the typical southern lady that is racist against black people. She is one of the "hypocrites" as Scout said all ladies were. I am sure that some of her complaints against her cooks and field hands could easily be directed to her and be true.
I have to dissagree with all the postings that have been made so far. In the first place, anybody with a clean pair of eyes could realize that it does not matter the color of the skin or the nationality. What matters is the actual character of the person and way he or she acts. You did not need to be a great philosopher or a wise master to realize that we should all be given the same chance to actually demonstrate ourselves to the public.
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