To Kill a Mockingbird
20. Why does Scout compare Aunt Alexandra to Mt. Everest? How is she described and how does this metaphor depict her?
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Aunt Alexandra isn't nurturing like Ms. Maudie. Scout sees Aunt Alexandra as an imovable object in her life. Autnt Alexandra feels remote and cold like Mt. Everest, "throughout my early life, she was cold and there."