"Once Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with her brother’s family, in her mind she is doing the right thing. She appears to be taking over her brother, niece and nephew’s life with new rules and a strict attitude.
At first it is a surprise to Scout and Jem, but now has become their everyday life.
From the first time we met her, and up until this point, Aunt Alexandra has represented the tough influence that Scout, Jem and Atticus have never experienced. But I believe that the further you explore this subject the more you will find. For instance, a deeper representation of their aunt is similar to the challenges that they will face as they progress in life. She is just one of the obstacles that Scout and Jem will have to deal with, which relates back to the ultimate theme in this book which is the children’s progression through life, maturity.
But the influence of a traditional southern woman will impact young minds to a great extent. Aunt Alexandra represents a force to be reckoned with mentally and physically for Scout and Jem. The daily routines of Atticus, Jem, and Scout are effected by their aunt in many ways. One is when Scout and Jem play outside during the summer. They now rarely come inside for breaks because they were dirty from playing and did not feel like being yelled at for making fools of themselves in front of her guests, which ties into the southern woman mentality. As for Atticus, she is constantly criticizing him for the way he feels is the best way to parent, this is showed when Atticus replies to one of her comments with “Sister, I do the best that I can with them!”(108) shows the characterization of Aunt Alexandra and that eventually lead to Aunt Alexandra staying with them, beginning in chapter twelve."