Cousin Joshua left his estate to his daughter instead of to Alexandra, causing Alexandra to feel slighted and jealous. This drives a wedge between Atticus and Alexandra because Alexandra perceives Atticus as not supporting her claim to the estate and as favoring fairness and justice over family loyalty.
Cousin Joshua was a troublemaker who repaid his debts by giving people things he had stolen. Aunt Alexandra disapproved of Josh bringing disgrace to the family, creating tension between her and Atticus who allowed Josh to stay with them. Josh caused more trouble by stealing and assaulting others, leading to a further strain in relations between Aunt Alexandra and Atticus.
Aunt Alexandra describes Cousin Joshua Finch as a disgrace to their family, expressing disapproval and shame over his behavior or actions.
Aunt Alexandra thinks highly of Cousin Joshua Finch, considering him to be a fine example of a respectable and upstanding member of the family. She believes he embodies the values and traditions that she holds dear.
Atticus Finch's sister in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is named Alexandra Finch Hancock.
Francis is the cousin of Jem and Scout. He is the son of Aunt Alexandra and therefore a relative of the Finch family.
Cousin Joshua did not directly appear in "To Kill a Mockingbird." However, there is an incident where Cousin Joshua shoots at a black character in the book. This event is arguably a reference to Bob Ewell's attempt to harm Atticus Finch in the story.
Scout and Jem visit their Aunt Alexandra and cousin for Christmas at the Finch Plantation (or wherever Simon Finch lived). Scout beats up her cousin because he said some nasty things about Atticus and the case he took on.
Alexandra Carlisle has written: 'The country cousin'
Cousin Joshua was a fictitious character in the TV show "Beverly Hillbillies." He was Jed Clampett's cousin from Tennessee who occasionally visited the Clampett family in Beverly Hills.
Cousin Joshua was mentioned in Chapter 13 as a minor character. When Aunt Alexandra came to visit Atticus, Scout, and Jem to provide Scout a proper "Feminine" influence, and Aunt Alexandra wanted to install some pride of the Finch family into the children. Her first attempt at trying to make the children proud of their family was when she took out a purple-covered book called Meditations of Joshua S. St. Clair. It had a gold stamp on it. Their Aunt told them this was written by their cousin Joshua and Jem recognized the name. He said Atticus told him that Cousin Joshua was locked up for a long time and went crazy at University. Said he tried to shoot the president and was nothing but a sewer-inspector. When he tried to shoot the president, he shot him with a old flintlock pistol but blew up his hand by accident.
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Cousin Joshua is accused of trying to shoot the president with an old flintlock pistol, which blew up his hand.