_'He that cometh in vanity departeth in darkness!'
_The driver of the wagon slowed down his mules, and a shrill-voiced woman called out: 'He that cometh in vanity departeth in darkness!'
Miss Maudie answered: 'A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance!'
Miss Maudie befriends Scout and Jem and tells them about Atticus as a boy. During the course of the novel, her house burns down, however, she shows remarkable courage throughout this. Scout and Jem also learn that she is a recovering cancer patient. She is not prejudiced, unlike many of her Southern neighbors. She is one of the few adults that Jem and Scout hold in high regard and respect.
During the parade of people coming to the center of Maycomb County to witness the trial, a group similar to the Mennonites that are referred to as the 'Footwashers' attack and yell bible scriptures at Ms. Maudie as if she was evil. They believed she was vain as she is always in her yard, yet she knew scripture as well as they did.
Miss Maudie answered: 'A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance!'
Miss Maudie befriends Scout and Jem and tells them about Atticus as a boy. During the course of the novel, her house burns down, however, she shows remarkable courage throughout this. Scout and Jem also learn that she is a recovering cancer patient. She is not prejudiced, unlike many of her Southern neighbors. She is one of the few adults that Jem and Scout hold in high regard and respect.
During the parade of people coming to the center of Maycomb County to witness the trial, a group similar to the Mennonites that are referred to as the 'Footwashers' attack and yell bible scriptures at Ms. Maudie as if she was evil. They believed she was vain as she is always in her yard, yet she knew scripture as well as they did.