Stephanie Crawford is a neighbor of Scout’s who lives next door to Miss Maudie across the street.
Miss Stephanie Crawford lives on Scout’s street. She is close enough to the Finches’ house that they can sometimes hear her laugh when they are walking down their street (Ch. 6). Her house is on the other side of Miss Maudie’s house, because the fire truck parks in front of it when Miss Maudie’s house is on fire (Ch. 8). Miss Maudie’s house is across the street from Scout’s house (Ch. 8).
The best quote for where Miss Stephanie's house is actually tells us where Miss Maudie's house is, when Scout is discussing Miss Caroline.
She boarded across the street one door down from us in Miss Maudie Atkinson’s upstairs front room, and when Miss Maudie introduced us to her, Jem was in a haze for days. (Ch. 2)
Miss Stephanie Crawford is described as the “neighborhood scold.” Scout much prefers the company of Miss Maudie to Stephanie Crawford.
The neighborhood is very interconnected. Scout mentions Miss Stephanie Crawford constantly. The neighbors are close. When Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell and saved by Boo Radley, the description of the conversation on the Finches’ front stoop demonstrates also how close all of the houses are.
Mr. Tate’s boot hit the floorboards so hard the lights in Miss Maudie’s bedroom went on. Miss Stephanie Crawford’s lights went on. Atticus and Mr. Tate looked across the street, then at each other. They waited. (Ch. 30)
Miss Stephanie is very opinionated. She seems to know all of the neighborhood gossip. Since she sticks her nose in everything, it is very hard to avoid her. Scout finds her frustrating because although she is a source of news, she sometimes teases Scout. Miss Maudie never teases her. She treats her with respect, more like a grown-up.
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