Miss Maudie Atkinson is a true friend to Jem and Scout – and
Atticus in harper Lee’s novel, Miss Maddie keeps to herself except when a neighbor
is in need. She is also one of the Maycomb citizen that is the most open
minded. She was a widow. In the evenings, Scout described her as "reigning
over the street in magisterial beauty. Most
of the time she spent her time talking with the children. She hated to be
inside and was often working in her garden.
