Following Miss Gates' staunch defense of the German Jews
who are being persecuted by Adolf Hitler, Scout questioned Atticus about her teacher's
beliefs. Scout understood why Hitler's actions were wrong, and Atticus defended Miss
Gates' stand. But Scout had not forgotten a conversation she had overheard on the
courthouse steps between Miss Gates and Miss Stephanie Crawford. Miss Gates made some
uncomplimentary remarks about black people and how
"... it's time somebody taught 'em a lesson, they
were gettin' way above themselves, an' the next thing they think they can do is marry
us."
Scout didn't understand
how her teacher could hate Hitler so much
"... and then turn around and be ugly about folks
right at home--"
Scout
understood the hypocrisy of the situation, even if she did not understand why an
educated person like Miss Gates felt the way she did.
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