well...read the book and find out -__- i can't believe your just gunna use wikianswers to find a freaking answer for your novel studies questions. get a life. do your own homework for a change.
<sorry for people who actually dont understand the book:P and are actually using wikianswers in a productive, responsible way>
The missionary ladies are worried because the Mrunas are facing challenges or are in need of assistance. They may be concerned about their well-being, safety, or living conditions, prompting their interest in helping them.
move on to their gossip and their snacks,Mrunas is a tribe in Africa.
The Mrunas are a tribe in Africa, and J. Grimes Everett was a missionary trying to convert them to Christianity.
The missionary ladies genuinely express concern for the Mrunas, believing that their efforts can bring about positive change in the tribe's lives. Their sincerity stems from a desire to help and uplift the community, often viewing their cultural practices through a lens of moral obligation. However, this perspective can sometimes overlook the autonomy and existing values of the Mrunas, highlighting the complexities of their intentions. Ultimately, their worries reflect both compassion and a paternalistic approach to a culture they seek to influence.
The Mrunas are a tribe in Africa, and J. Grimes Everett was a missionary trying to convert them to Christianity.
The ladies of the missionary circle in Maycomb were discussing the Mrunas, a fictional African tribe, as being the misguided people they wanted to help by sending over their missionaries to convert them to Christianity.
I'm sure the ladies thought that they were sincere; it just wasn't the most effective form of compassion. Mrs. Merriweather, when talking about them, was crying "Oh child, those poor Mrunas...the poverty...the darkness...the immorality...I made a pledge in my heart. I said to myself, when I go home I'm going to give a course on the Mrunas." She seems sincere enough; weeping and pledging. Too bad she spends the rest of the time back-biting and subversively deriding almost everyone and everything the rest of the meeting.
The irony lies in the fact that the Maycomb ladies express concern for the well-being of the Mrunas, a distant African tribe, while neglecting the poverty and mistreatment of their own African American community members. Mrs. Merriweather's statement to Scout highlights her hypocrisy as she fails to see the inequalities and injustices present in her own community despite claiming to uphold Christian values.
Grace Merriweather is one of the women at Aunt Alexandra's missionary. She speaks of J. Everett Grimes and his missionary work with the Mrunas in Africa but is hypocritical for lacking sympathy and kindness.
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In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Mrunas are a fictional tribe in Africa that Miss Maudie Atkinson tells Scout and Jem about. The Mrunas are used as a tool by Miss Maudie to illustrate the need for charity and help within one's immediate community before extending assistance further afield. The mention of the Mrunas serves as a way to highlight the importance of compassion and looking out for others, even those who may be perceived as different or distant from oneself.
Because she is racist