Mrs. Merriweather says she's behind Everett's decision for helping the African tribes, but contradicts herself later when she says everyone should forget about the trial.
Mrs. Merriweather accused Scout of running the pageant because she mistakenly thought Scout was dressed as a ham for the pageant, and when a part of the pageant went wrong, she assumed Scout was to blame. This misunderstanding led to her false accusation against Scout.
Scout assumed Mrs. Merriweather was referring to Mayella because she was discussing the importance of forgiving and forgetting, Miss Maudie quickly clarified that Mrs. Merriweather was probably talking about the Missionary Circle members who had slighted her. This misconception highlights Scout's tendency to view situations through her own limited perspective.
Scout ruined Mrs. Merriweather's pageant by entering the stage late and shushing the audience while they were talking. This disrupted the performance and drew attention away from the children's hard work.
Scout is dressed up as a ham for Mrs. Merriweather's pageant.
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.
Scout's ham costume that she wore to the pageant created a disruption as she couldn't see properly and ended up falling asleep. This caused Mrs. Merriweather to be upset and humiliated, leading to Scout ruining the pageant in her eyes.
Mrs Merriweather organises the pageant as when Scout misses her cue during the event Mrs Merriweather makes a great fuss about "ruining her pageant." and so forth.
She got onto a fight with him.
Hitler's treatment of the Jews is similar to the way the citizens of Maycomb treat Black people in their community. While the teacher doesn't seem to notice this similarity and the irony of it, Scout does.
Scout beats up francis for calling atticus a n****r lover.
Scout Finch
In the 377-page paperback version of the novel, it occurs on page 308, when Scout is being forced to endure a meeting of the Missionary Circle and Mrs. Grace Merriweather is leading a discussion about the Mrunas. Here's the appropriate paragraph: Mrs. Grace Merriweather sat on my left, and I felt it would be polite to talk to her. Mr. Merriweather, a faithful Methodist under duress, apparently saw nothing personal in singing, "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me…" It was the general opinion of Maycomb, however, that Mrs. Merriweather had sobered him up and made a reasonably useful citizen of him. For certainly Mrs. Merriweather was the most devout lady in Maycomb. I searched for a topic of interest to her. "What did you all study this afternoon?" I asked.