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Francis is the cousin of Jem and Scout. He is the son of Aunt Alexandra and therefore a relative of the Finch family.
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Joshua was a cousin to Scout and Jem Finch. His full name was Joshua S. St. Clair.
Her cousin said she was trying to beat him up and said she was using profanity.
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.
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.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," Francis is a boy, who is the cousin of Scout and Jem. He is the son of Aunt Alexandra.
When Scout says that cousin Joshua went "round the bend" in Chapter 13 of To Kill a Mockingbird, she means that he lost his mental stability or went crazy. This phrase is often used colloquially to describe someone who is behaving irrationally or unpredictably.
Scout got into a fight with her cousin, Francis, during Christmas at Finch's Landing. Francis made derogatory remarks about Atticus defending Tom Robinson, which led to Scout losing her temper and lashing out.
Scout has a distant relationship with her extended family, particularly her Aunt Alexandra, who disapproves of Scout's behavior and upbringing. Scout's relationship with her cousin, Francis, is also strained due to his antagonistic behavior towards her. Overall, Scout's extended family represents traditional Southern values and societal norms that she often struggles to conform to.
Aunt Alexandra believes that Jem and Scout have not been raised with proper Southern values and traditions. She thinks they are not conforming to the expectations of Maycomb society and are not behaving like proper ladies and gentlemen. She is disappointed that they are not following societal norms and are not living up to the Finch family's standards.
Aunt Alexandra views Scout as lacking in feminine qualities and proper behavior, while Scout sees Aunt Alexandra as strict and old-fashioned. Over time, they both come to understand and appreciate each other's strengths and differences.
Atticus Finch's sister in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is named Alexandra Finch Hancock.