Aunt Alexandra thinks Scout is "dull" (not clever). Why does she think this, and is she right?

Aunt Alexandra and Scout clash right away. Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout is dull because she hasn't had a woman's influence in her life. Scout knows nothing of the way a lady should act in society. She disapproves of the way Scout acts and the things she says. Aunt Alexandra thinks she is dull because of the ways she passes her time. Scout has a hard time with her at first. She doesn't want anyone coming in and trying to tell her what to do.

"Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing things that require pants. Aunt Alexandra's vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born; furthermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my father's lonely life."

Scout is actually very clever. Atticus has treated her like an adult, so she understands things that Aunt Alexandra might think is not good for young girls. Aunt Alexandra was also raised in a time when women had a certain place in the family. She wants Scout to be raised with the ideals she was raised with, but Atticus wants more for his daughter. Scout and Aunt Alexandra come to care about each other, and to appreciate the differences in the two of them.