When do Jem and Scout show respect in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

In 's
, thoughandhave their moments of youthful rebellion and display a great
deal of independence, they have in general been raised to be very
respectful children.

One example of Jem showing
respect can be seen in . Jem has already turned 12 years old and learned a great
deal from Mrs. Dubose's death. In this chapter, Atticus must also leave the children to
Calpurnia's care because urgent business with the state legislature has called him away.
Calpurnia, not trusting the children to be alone at their own church, decides to bring them with
her to the African-American church as her guests. Once the children have been welcomed into the
church and are settled in, Calpurnia hands each of them a dime to place in the offering. Jem
protests, saying their father had already thought to leave them money for the offering.
Calpurnia replies, "You keep it ... you're my company." Scout further narrates,
"Jem's face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his
innate courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket." Hence, Jem shows
respect towards Calpurnia by accepting the dime she offered to him as her guest
at her church. One reason why he hesitates is because he knows Cal is making a great sacrifice
in giving the children the dimes since she earns far less money thanand times are hard due to
the Great Depression. However, Jem knows that accepting the dime shows respect and courtesy
towards Cal, so he very quickly decides in favor of accepting the dime.

One
example of Scout showing respect can be seen in her acquiescence to
stay with Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle for refreshments at her aunt's persistence. Also at
her aunt's persistence, Scout appears dressed in her "pink Sunday dress, shoes, and a
petticoat" (Ch. 27). Scout dutifully stays for refreshments because she knows her aunt is
on a "campaign to teach [Scout] to be a lady," and she wants to please her aunt,
showing us that this is a perfect example of Scout treating her aunt respectfully (Ch.
27).