To Kill a Mockingbird
What type of literary device is the following quotation? What does Scout mean?
" Aunt Alexandria fitted into the world of Maycomb like a had into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and me."
" Aunt Alexandria fitted into the world of Maycomb like a had into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and me."
The quote is a simile. Scout refers to the fact that Aunt Alexandra moved in and fit right into Maycomb society, but that the fit wasn't quite as tight with the children.
To Kill a Mockingbird