Hello, I am Alexandra Hancock, more commonly referred to as “Aunt Alexandra” since I am the aunt of Scout and Jem Finch.  My brothers are Atticus and Jack.  I am married to James Hancock; we have a son Henry and a grandson named Francis.  At the beginning of chapter 13, I came to stay with the Finches, as Atticus was going away for two weeks.  I thought it would be a good idea to stay with them, since Scout really needs more feminine influence.  She is growing up, and needs to act more like a proper southern belle and less like the tomboy that she is.  Scout is very dull and sluggish, and I have a feeling she is not excited about my stay with her.  I host the Missionary Society meetings and am secretary of the Maycomb Amanuensis Club.  I am confident and like to meddle in other people’s affairs.  Often times I feel they could benefit from my advice or warnings.  Also, I find that many families in Maycomb have certain characteristics which are hereditary.  For example, Mrs. Stephanie Crawford cannot simply mind her own business, just like previous Crawfords.  You can always predict what a person will act like based on what family they are from.  Often I have many criticisms of Atticus’ parenting, because he should be bringing the kids up better to uphold the family reputation.  In particular, I don’t think Calpurnia is a suitable mother figure to the children, and Atticus never should have let his kids attend Tom Robinson’s trial.  Although I don’t approve of everything he does, I love Atticus as he is my brother, and I hated to see how much the events of the trial hurt him.  I heard about Tom Robinson’s death at the Missionary Circle meeting, but I tried to keep it together and act ladylike to be a good example to Scout.  I do care for Scout and Jem very much, despite the fact that Scout and I have very little in common and do not get along very well.