At one point in the story, Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to the Afro-American church. The book states: “When they saw Jem and [Scout] with Calpurnia, the men stepped back and took off their hats; the women crossed their arms at their waists, weekday gestures of respectful attention” (157-158). These gestures demonstrate the amount of respect the Afro-Americans have for Atticus- they even respect his family. Considering the social situation in that time period, these gestures reflect a great deal of admiration for Atticus and his family by the Afro-Americans. Later on in the book, Atticus is having a conversation with Calpurnia, and then Calpurnia suddenly tells Atticus to ‘come take a look in the kitchen’. There was food all over the table....