Mrs. Merriweather greatly pities the Mrunas. She thinks that they live in squalor in their rural villages. She also finds them to be extremely uncivilized and in need of help. She is overwhelmed by "the poverty… the darkness… [and] the immorality" that they live in (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 24). Mrs. Merriweather hopes for a better life for the Mruna people. She praises J. Grimes Everett, a missionary who has gone to help the Mrunas. She sees him as a saintly man who is doing a good deed by living amongst the Mrunas and teaching them about civilization and Christianity. She thinks that his work is very important and honorable. She wants to bring him to Maycomb to educate the other ladies on his important work.
Scout politely talks to Mrs. Merriweather on the topic. The older lady is eager to tell Scout how fortunate she is:
"You live in a Christian home with Christian folks in a Christian town. Out there in J. Grimes Everett's land there’s nothing but sin and squalor."
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