Chapter 15 brung about two noticeable plot points centering around a mob and Jem both bringing questionable points. First off relating to our mob we have to ask why they dispersed so quickly? A likely beginning point for the dispersal is the arrival of the children. When read form the book one can pick up that the mob was immediately ready to act until the children ran in. After the kids came in the mob stayed silent throughout almost all the rest of the chapter probably due to their nervousness to act in front of the kids. They also liked dispersed from fear of being recognized which actually happens. The man who was singled out was Mr. Cunningham. Scout being oblivious to the meaning behind her actions starts taking about Cunningham and trying
* Scout reveals she heard laughing when she rolled into the radley place but jem doesn’t know
In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many morals about the themes in the novel are portrayed through different issues and events. The major themes are appearance vs. reality courage, maturity and prejudice. Each of these themes has an event in the novel that help the reader understand its message.
Chapter 17 Summary Mr. Tate takes the witness stand and is asked to explain what happened on the night of November 21st. He says that Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house and that he found Mayella badly beaten. Mr. Tate says that she told him that Tom Robinson had raped her, and then Mr. Tate arrested Tom Robinson. Atticus then questions Mr. Tate and asks him about Mayella’s injuries. Atticus asks Mr. Tate which eye was black and after some confusion it is declared that it was her right eye (this turns out to be important).
“Hansel was ten and his sister, Gretel, was eleven when their stepmother decided to get rid of them. They didn’t catch on at first, because Hagmom (their secret name for her) had always hated them. So leaving them behind at the supermarket or forgetting to pick them up after school was no big deal.
Chapter three starts off with Jenson getting his room. Casey is able to take a closer look at him and notices his poor hygiene. Deciding it was best to go over rules Mike and Jenson headed downstairs. After about thirty minutes of CIA negotiating Mike and Jenson finally come up with a list of do's and don'ts. Jenson sorta resembles a child that they had last year who caused the Watsons to move. The next morning Casey drops Jenson off at school and she meets up with the head teacher. She learns he has some behavior problems.
-Summary for Ch. 11-15 (AT LEAST FOUR SENTENCES): In chapter 11, warns the kids to be nice to the old lady that always yells at them to because she is old and sick. Jem starts yells at the lady when she says Atticus is no better that the “niggers and trash he works for”. Jem took Scout's baton and destroyed all of Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bushes. As a punishment, Jem has to go to her house for a month and read to her.
We will read chapter 10 in To Kill a Mockingbird. The setting of the story is the 1930’s in rural Alabama where prejudice of skin color is alive and well. Atticus Finch is the protagonist in the the story and he has two young curious children named Jem and Scout. jem is a Boy Scout is a girl. When Atticus is appointed by the local judge to defend a black man accused of raping a white women most of townspeople expect only a token defense. However Atticus believes in giving the black man Tom Robison a fair trial and struggles to see justice done. A separate plot exists in the story as well it is how the children come to accept a mentally ill neighbor.
Chapter 1: In the first chapter, we are introduced to Jean Louise Finch. She is very often called Scout and she has an older brother named Jem. We discover the past of her family in the chapter.
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15 In Chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird, men gather outside the Maycomb jail with the intent of harming Tom Robinson. Thus, this event illustrates how deep-seated racism and injustice has affected Maycomb and Scout, given that the story takes place in Alabama, where Jim Crow laws were actively regulated and where racism was very apparent. The lynching mob that appears in Chapter 15 can also be linked to the Till and Scottsboro cases and how they were handled. For context, in Chapter 15, as Atticus’s trial nears, Tom Robinson has been moved to the county jail, and Atticus stands guard to protect Tom from a supposed lynching mob planning to attack him at night.
Chapter 1 begins as a flashback told by the main character and narrator, a young girl named Scout. This retelling of the story continues through the entire book. the author of this novel, Harper Lee, characterizes scout the narrator as an intelligent tomboy who is not so sure she wants to deal with the Radleys. Scout always hung around her older brother Jem and Dill, a boy who visited Maycomb every summer. She was always up for whatever they did and really did not like it when they called her girly. Dill became fascinated with the Radleys and their mysteriously hidden son Boo. Scout urged Dill to let the Radleys keep to themselves, but her harassing of Dill did nothing. Even though Scout is a clever girl, Lee makes it obvious that Scout still
Atticus Hill cherished and fostered his role as the bad boy in the family. He always dressed in all black, rode a Harley, and had long, shaggy black hair. But now that all his brothers had found their Mr. Right he thought maybe, at age thirty-nine, it was time to look around for a partner. He thought the drummer at the gay bar was sexy, so headed off there to check him out.
In chapter 16, Atticus goes to court to defend Tom Robinson. Scout observed some kids who were mixed, and was curious of how Jem knew they were mixed if they looked black. Jem hinted at the fact that he is aware of their race because he knows them, saying you can’t tell their race unless you know them. Miss Maudie was spotted in the market and was arguing with another lady through bible verses. Scout, Jem and Dill were told not to go downtown, but they didn’t obey and went to the court hearing.
“I thought Mr. Cunningham was a friend of ours...You told me a long time ago that he was...He still is. But last night he wanted to hurt you… He might have hurt me a little,” Atticus conceded, “but son, you’ll understand folks a little better when you’re older. A mob’s always made of people, no matter what. Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man. Every mob in every little southern town is always made of people you know…” (pg. 157). Though this discussion Scout began to learn about the unbending prejudice of people who have been raised in a racist environment. Through this event she learned that people in groups are capable of doing things that they wouldn’t ordinarily do on their own.
On Sunday, when Atticus has to leave town, Cal takes Jem and Scout to church. They enter the church, sit down, and listen to the Reverend Skyes speak. He talks about how they will all pray for Tom Robinson and his family while he is at court. Scout asks where the hymn books are, and Cal hushes her. When they sing the hymns Zeebo, Cal’s oldest son, goes up to the front of the church. Since the church doesn’t have any hymn books Zeebo has to memorize them and sing a verse to the crowd, which they repeat back to him. Near the end of church the Reverend says that they do not have enough money to give to Tom Robinson’s family. So he closes the church doors and makes the crowd give up ten more dollars to help.
In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, all the literary features are established making this novel very worthy to read. This excerpt is from chapter three of the novel. It is the evening after Scout’s first day of school, and Scout seeks for help from Calpurnia, and Atticus. Scout questions the need to return back to school to Atticus, as she does not accept Miss.Caroline’s perspective on Scout having to stop reading at home.With the use of imagery and the characterization of Atticus, this excerpt proves that family with always educate you, and spoil you with