How to describe calpurnia in to kill a mockingbird?

Calpurnia is a no nonsense type of woman. She is very loyal to the finches and in a way is a motherly figure to Jem and Scout. She is very caring and whether she realizes it or not, she teaches them lessons throughout their life’s.

Explanation:

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.