Surprisingly, she was happy about it. She spent most of her time outside it, because she loved gardening anyway, so she viewed this as a way of her being able to build a newer, smaller house and focus more on her gardening.
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Her house burnt down but she was happy about it.
A passage in the book proves this:
"She spent most of her time outside it, because she loved gardening anyway, so she viewed this as a way of her being able to build a newer, smaller house and focus more on her gardening."
Miss Maudie's house burned down and her initial reaction was joy, because she didn't like her house. She thought it was too big.
Atticus told Jem and Scout to wait in front of the Radley place so that they weren't in the way. Scout was very cold, and sometime in the night Boo Radley came and placed a blanket overtop of her. Neither Scout nor Jem noticed Boo Radley's presence.
Miss Maudie jokes that she had always hated "that old cow barn," and had thought about burning it down herself. Maudie then talks about how she can build a smaller house, take in boarders, and "have the finest yard in Alabama." Maudie's house was all that she owned in the world, but she chooses to look to the future in a practical and optimistic way. Most of all, she is unselfishly concerned with relieving the children's worries and sadness for her, thinking about their feelings instead of burdening them with any part of the sense of loss she surely feels.
Miss Maudie's reaction about her house getting burned is rather cheerful. The reason why is because she hated her old house, which she referred to as an old barn, and is planning to build a smaller house and plant a larger garden.
Miss Maudie responds with calm acceptance when she learns her house has burned down, emphasizing the importance of not mourning the loss of material possessions. She remains positive about the situation, focusing on the opportunity to rebuild and start anew.
miss Maudie was apalled but happy because she always wanted to live in a smaller house
Miss Maudie was happy about her house burning down because she hated that house. she said she was planning on getting a smaller house
She never really liked her house after her husband died because it had just become to big for her and reminded her of her husband. That's why she was always out in her garden.