Calpurnia may feel more comfortable being herself and expressing her true thoughts and feelings when with her friends. It's possible that she adapts her behavior to fit in with different social groups or to maintain specific relationships. This behavior is common as individuals often adjust their communication style based on who they are interacting with.
Calpurnia speaks differently at home, and with Jem and Scout because she has to fit in with both of the groups. Calpurnia has to be formal and proper at her workplace, and doesn't want to influence Jem and Scout by talking badly, and influencing their education. With friends and family, she has to talk like them to fit in, and not make them feel bad.
Calpurnia speaks both English and French. She learned French from a private tutor during her childhood, which was common among aristocratic Southern families at the time. Additionally, knowing French was considered a sign of sophistication and cultural refinement.
Calpurnia goes to church because she has the right to. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. But, if you really wanted to know, she was christian, as were most people in Maycomb. She was not Catholic, as there were no catholics in Maybomb County.
Once they are around the people of her own color, Calpurnia begins to speak in a different pattern and uses different expressions. She uses Black slang and her grammar is not as proper.Calpurnia talks like the other colored people.
she feels that if she spoke smart around the black people at her church as she spoke around the white people she worked for, the black people would think she were showing off her knowledge. she says, "Suppose you and scout talked colored- folks' talk at home- it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if i talked white- folks' talk at church , and with my neighbors? They'd think i was puttin' on airs to beat Moses. it's not necessary to tell all you know. it's not ladylike- in the second place folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em."
SHORT VERSION: Scout finds out that Calpurnia speaks differently at church among the other blacks than she does when she's with the Finch family explaining to Scout that to speak in her perfect English to friends (the way she speaks at the Finch household) would be considered "uppity".In chapter 12-One of the first things Scout learns is that prejudice is a two-way street. When the children and Calpurnia encounter a disgruntled church member named Lula who questions Calpurnia about bringing white children to their church and says that they don't belong there. Scout also sees how Lula's prejudice upsets Calpurnia. Calpurnia's church is much simpler than the church that the Finch's attend and Scout discovers "linin'" which is when one person sings a line of the hymn and the rest of the congregation repeats it. They do this because most of them can't read even if they could afford hymnals. Scout finds out that Calpurnia speaks differently at church among the other blacks than she does when she's with the Finch family explaining to Scout that to speak in her perfect English to friends (the way she speaks at the Finch household) would be considered "uppity". Scout also learns more about Tom Robinson and the case that Atticus is taking on. She finds out that Helen, Tom's wife, has no income now that Tom's in jail and that Rev. Sykes will "sweat" the money out of the congregation keeping them in church until enough money has been raised by the congregation. After church Scout finds out that Calpurnia was taught to read by Miss Maudie's aunt, Miss Buford, and that's why she speaks so well.Also- Scout learns that Calpurnia can be a lady and she looks up to her.
In chapters 1-3 of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Calpurnia's fault is that she speaks differently at home with the Finch family than she does at church and with the community. Scout notices this difference in Calpurnia's manner of speaking and wonders why she acts one way at home and another way in public. This discrepancy in her behavior highlights the complexity of Calpurnia's character and her roles in both the Finch household and the wider society.
Calpurnia speaks differently with different groups of people because she wants to fit in and feel accepted by each group. She modifies her language and behavior based on the social norms and expectations of each group to establish rapport and maintain a sense of belonging.
Calpurnia speaks differently depending on whether she is at home with the Finch family or in the African American community because she wants to fit in and be accepted in both worlds. Speaking in proper English with the Finch family reflects her education and upbringing, while using colloquial language with the African American community demonstrates a connection to her heritage and identity. This code-switching allows Calpurnia to navigate the different social contexts in which she interacts.
She likes you, but her friends do not.
Scout notices that Calpurnia changes the way she speaks when in church compared to at home. She adopts a more formal and proper manner of speaking, using correct grammar and enunciating her words clearly. This shift in language demonstrates Calpurnia's ability to navigate between different cultural contexts and adapt her communication style accordingly.
you would if you saw "something" that is not your skin colour and/or speaks differently.