A great example of this is how she always shares her baked goods with Jem, Scout, and Dill. This is shown in the quote: "She made the best pies in the neighborhood... every time she made one big pie and three little ones, and she called across the street, 'Jem Finch, Scout Finch, Charles Baker Harris, come here!' ' Our readiness has always been rewarded” (Lee 43). This shows Miss Maudie's kindness towards children. He puts a lot of effort into cooking for them simply out of the goodness of his heart. Miss Maudie is also depicted as benevolent when Scout describes her and Jem's relationship with her. Scout says, “…Jem and I had considerable faith in Miss Maudie. She had never told us about it, she had never played cat and mouse with us, she was not at all interested in our private life. She was our friend” (Lee 44-45). Miss Maudie is always kind to Jem and Scout. He respects them and is not condescending towards them, as others in Maycomb are. For this reason they appreciate his company. Miss Maudie thinks about their feelings and cares about what they have to say. Although Miss Maudie can be described as a sharp-tongued person, she is also very respectful and kind, which is evident in her interactions with Jem, Scout, and others.