Chapters 4 to 6
Boo Radley
Boo Radley is a man in the story that is said to be a mean crazy man, but really he is just a normal guy. Scout found a few presents in the tree outside of his yard. One was gum, and the other were two shiney pennies. I think these presents show us that Boo is really just a simple kind hearted man. The society that these childre live in is a kind of poor society, but also a well grounded respectful society. Boo is actually a good man. I think he feels depressed, because most people think of him as a mean man who is not right in the head. Boo was laughing at Scout and I think this tells us that Boo really is not that scary, and does have a good attitude. Boo is not really a bad man and most people only know him from what he did in the past. They should not be so scared of him, and figure out he is really not that bad of a guy.
Chapters 7 to 9
Jem and Scout
Jem, Dill and Scout went to spy on Boo the last day of summer, and they almost got caught, but they got away in time. When they got back to Atticus Jem had lost his pants, but Dill made up a story to cover up what they had been doing. That night Jem went to get his pants, and when he came back he seemed strange to Scout. He was not acting like himself. Finally, Jem told Scout what happened that night. He found his pant laying on the fence nice and folded, but the strange thing was the pants were sewn where they had been ripped.
The children are starting to get presents from Boo. They get them in a knothole in a tree. One day they were going to send a thank you note, but were prevented, because the knothole had been filled up with cement. Mr. Nathan Radley put the cement in the hole, and he probably did this, because he did not want Boo to have contact with the outside world.
It was a snow day in Alabama, and that rarely happened. Jem and Scout wanted to build a snowman, so they went and got snow from their back yard, and Miss Maudie's yard. They built a snow man named near libel that looked like Mr. Avery. When Miss Maudie and Atticus see this they think it is funny, but tell them to make it look different, because it was disrespectful to Mr. Avery.
Miss Maudie has this oak rocking chair that is very special to her. Her house catches on fire, and Atticus goes and saves her rocking chair, because he knows that is her favorite piece of furniture. When Miss Maudie's house was on fire Scout and Jem had to go and stand by the Radly house out of the way of the grown ups, and the fire. When Scout and Jem get back to their house Atticus asks where Scout had gotten that blanket around her from. Jem then realizes that Boo Radley had given them the blanket and had been standing right behind them. When Jem realizes this Atticus tells Jem to not let this, "inspire" him to "further glory." What he means is do not let this discovery make you spy on him and mess with him again. Jem might now do what his father says, because he is older, and more mature. Also, when he found his pants neat and sewn it kind of scared him.
Atticus is going to defend an African American.He feels he should really defend Tom Robinson, because if he did not he thinks he would not be able to face anyone. I do not think this is an unusual feeling. He should be feeling this way, because it means he is doing the right thing. In these chapters Uncle Jack tells Scout she is growing out of her pants. This means that she is getting to old to still be acting like a little kid. He is probably saying it, because she was acting up and getting into trouble.When Scout goes to the family dinner for Christmas she has to play with her cousin Francis. Francis tells her something about what Aunt Alexandra said. Aunt Alexandra said that Atticus was a "nigger lover" and that he was ruining the family. At the end of the day on Christmas Uncle Jack, and Atticus sit down and have a talk about scout. Scout overhears the conversation, and learns that she needs to start growing up, and controling her anger, because people were going to be bitter to her family until Atticus's case with Tom Robinson was over, and they might still after that.
The children are starting to get presents from Boo. They get them in a knothole in a tree. One day they were going to send a thank you note, but were prevented, because the knothole had been filled up with cement. Mr. Nathan Radley put the cement in the hole, and he probably did this, because he did not want Boo to have contact with the outside world.
It was a snow day in Alabama, and that rarely happened. Jem and Scout wanted to build a snowman, so they went and got snow from their back yard, and Miss Maudie's yard. They built a snow man named near libel that looked like Mr. Avery. When Miss Maudie and Atticus see this they think it is funny, but tell them to make it look different, because it was disrespectful to Mr. Avery.
Miss Maudie has this oak rocking chair that is very special to her. Her house catches on fire, and Atticus goes and saves her rocking chair, because he knows that is her favorite piece of furniture. When Miss Maudie's house was on fire Scout and Jem had to go and stand by the Radly house out of the way of the grown ups, and the fire. When Scout and Jem get back to their house Atticus asks where Scout had gotten that blanket around her from. Jem then realizes that Boo Radley had given them the blanket and had been standing right behind them. When Jem realizes this Atticus tells Jem to not let this, "inspire" him to "further glory." What he means is do not let this discovery make you spy on him and mess with him again. Jem might now do what his father says, because he is older, and more mature. Also, when he found his pants neat and sewn it kind of scared him.
Atticus is going to defend an African American.He feels he should really defend Tom Robinson, because if he did not he thinks he would not be able to face anyone. I do not think this is an unusual feeling. He should be feeling this way, because it means he is doing the right thing. In these chapters Uncle Jack tells Scout she is growing out of her pants. This means that she is getting to old to still be acting like a little kid. He is probably saying it, because she was acting up and getting into trouble.When Scout goes to the family dinner for Christmas she has to play with her cousin Francis. Francis tells her something about what Aunt Alexandra said. Aunt Alexandra said that Atticus was a "nigger lover" and that he was ruining the family. At the end of the day on Christmas Uncle Jack, and Atticus sit down and have a talk about scout. Scout overhears the conversation, and learns that she needs to start growing up, and controling her anger, because people were going to be bitter to her family until Atticus's case with Tom Robinson was over, and they might still after that.
Chapters 10 to 11
Mrs. Dubose
In the story there is a mad dog, and Atticus is suppose to shoot it. Well he does, and shoots it one shot. Scout and Jem learn, back when Atticus was younger he could shoot almost anything in one shot. When people say it is a sin to kill a Mockingbird, it is because mockingbirds do nothing but sit in the trees and sing joyful noises. Heck Tate the sherrif gave the gun to Atticus to shoot the mad dog, because he knew Atticus had a better shot at shooting the dog before it got away. After jem was asking about how Atticus could shoot things with one shot, and Heck was about to tell him, but Atticus cut him off. He did this because he did not want his children to know about his past. There is this mean old lady named Mrs. Dubose that jem, scout, and Atticus pass by everyday. She alway makes bad comments about there family. Atticus tells Jem the way to reah Mrs. Dubose was to just be nice and act like a gentlemen.
Chapters 12 to 14
Aunt Alexandria
In this story no one will hire Tom Robinson's wife, beacause they belived her husband raped another women. Scout has grown to be a bigger girl, and she knows a little bit more about the world. Also, she understands people better. In this story girls are treated differently from boys, because they have different expectations. They have to dress up more, and are expected to grow up into a lady. I think Aunt Alexandria does not like Calpernia because she is not the same color as her, and she does not respect where she grew up, and how she was raised. I do think that Aunt Alexandria is racist, because she does not seem to like Calpernia that much.
Chapters 15 to 17
Atticus
In this story a mob comes to town and tries to hurt Atticus, and Tom Robinson. Scout comes and disrupts the mob. While she is doing this she calls Mr. Cunningham out and humiliates him, and he retreats. During the mob Scout interferes with the mob, and her presence changes the situation, because there was now a kid at the mob. They could not do anything harmful then. Them is a word that can relate to racism, because you can call a group out. Say a few guy were walking and being loud, other people might say "Look at them" or "Can you believe them." People in the mob react with anger and ignorance. They might have reacted a little differently on their own. They probably would have been a little bit nicer. The Mob scene was a scene where a lot of men came to hurt Tom Robinson, and Atticus would not let them. Jem, Scout, and Dill ll came and interfered with it, and Scout called Mr. Cunningham out. Then all the men left and went back to their homes.