Answer:
The author would show Scout behaving like a lady during Aunt Alexandra's circle, even though she hates doing so:
* to demonstrate empathy for Aunt Alexandra
* to show Scout is growing and maturing
Step-by-step explanation:
In chapter 24 of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, the character of Scout has a turning point in her personality after seeing some realities that she had ignored so far from the word of "ladies" she had always been a tomboy and admired the behavior and interaction between man for considering it more honest but when she saw how her AUnt interacted as a lady and defend what she believed in she took her as a role model and decided to act like a lady.