To Kill A Mocking Bird
The Narrator of the story is Scout Finch, a five year old girl who lives in a small southern town called Maycomb, Alabama. She lives with her older brother Jem, and her father Atticus, and the black family cook, Calpurnia. Atticus is a well-liked man in the This summer, her and her brother found a new kid in town named Dill Harris, who would spend summers next door at his aunts house. During most of the summer, Jem, Scout, and Dill play in a small area near their homes. A large part of the first chapter deals with the Radley house, this house is the topic of gossip and talk among the residents of Maycomb. Mr. Radley’s son, Arthur (known to the children as boo) had gotten into some trouble with the law when he was a boy, and since that time Mr. Radley has kept the boy within the house instead of sending him away to a special school. The boy has never been seen in fifteen years since the incident, and rumor has it that boo has done even more horrible things since he has been kept in the house. One gossip in the town who has been spreading these nasty rumors is Stephanie Crawford. One day Dill dares Jem to run up to the house and touch it, and Jem accepts. When Dill, Scout, and Jem are watching from a distance they think they see a shutter move.
The Essay on Boys Town Animals Peta Animal
Saving Our Fellow Earthlings At the University of Oregon, Barbara Garden-Licked, Ph. D. , sewed kittens' eyes shut and forced them to jump from a height onto a platform surrounded by water so she could study the effects of sight deprivation on the brain. Cruel and inhumane experiments like this one is an excellent reason why people should recognize the importance of animal right activist groups ...
At the end of the summer Dill returned home. On Scouts first day of school her teacher tells her that she should stop learning how to read and write from her father because it will interfere with what she is learning at school, and later on before lunch a poor country boy named Walter Cunningham had no food with him so the teacher tried to give him some money for lunch, but he wouldn’t accept it. When Scout tried to explain to the teacher why he wouldn’t accept the money, the teacher told scout to stand in the corner, and hit At lunch Scout found Walter and tried to beat him up, but Jem stopped her, and insisted that Walter joined them for lunch at their house, and he accepted. That night Scout talked with her father hoping that he would allow her to stay home from school so he could teach her, but Atticus bargained with her and said that if she would keep going to school they could keep reading the same as they always did, and she agreed. Since Scout is in the first grade, she gets out of school a half hour earlier than her brother, and one day when she is walking home from school by the Radley house she finds some gum in a knothole in a tree on the property and she takes it.
When her brother came home he made her spit out the gum, and told her not to eat anything she found on the Radley property cause it could be poison. Two days after the last day of school Dill arrived next door for the summer. Dill, Jem, and Scout decide to play a little game based on a rumor going around about Boo Radley that he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. The group acts out this scene every day until Atticus catches them and takes After Atticus took the scissors away, Jem and Dill would keep playing the game without the scissors, but Scout stopped playing with them for a while, and became friendly with a neighbor, Miss Maudie Atkinson. Miss Maudie grew up with Atticus’s brother, Jack. They would both sit on Miss Maudie’s porch and talk. One day Scout and Miss Maudie have a talk about Boo Radley, and Miss Maudie has a totally different attitude about the Radley family than most of the town because she could remember that when Arthur was small he had been nice to her. Miss Maudie always denies the nasty rumors about boo, and called the Radley house a sad place. The day after, Dill, and Jem tried to drop a note into the Radley house using a fishing pole, and while they are doing this Atticus warns them that they should just leave the Radleys alone.
The Essay on Changing a Five Day School Week to a Four Day School Week
Changing a five day week to a five day week to a four day week (For schools) Why is our traditional five day week changing to a four day week? Any reason? A four day week would result in extra hours of work, interference with family schedules and much more. In any case what’s the problem with the five day school week? The customary five day school week should stay without any alterations. There ...
In spite of the warning that Atticus gave to Dill and Jem, the two boys could not help themselves, and on the night before Dill was to return home, they decided that they would sneak onto the Radley property, and try to peek through one of the windows. When Scout heard about the plan she did not want to go along but when Jem put her on the spot she decided to go along. When the three of them were trying to look through a window, they saw the shadow of someone passing by, and as they are trying to escape through the back fence, they hear a shotgun go off. They manage to escape, however Jem’s pants had gotten stuck on the fence so he had to return for them later that night. School started again, and one afternoon Jem told Scout that when he went back to the Radley place to get his pants they had been hung out over the fence, and that someone had fixed the tear he had gotten from the fence. After this Jem, and Scout started finding more items in the tree where scout found the chewing gum. These items included a ball of twine, two soap dolls, and an old watch. One day when they decided that they should give something back to whoever was giving them these items in return so they wrote a thank you note, but when they went to place it in the tree, they found that the hole had been filled with cement.
Boo’s brother said that he filled the hole because that was the only way to keep the tree from dying, but when Atticus came home he said that the tree was fine. When Jem realized that Boo’s brother sealed the tree because he didn’t want Boo to have this special contact with the outside world he cried because he thought it was simply cruel. One night during the winter it snowed in Maycomb, and this was very exciting for the children especially Scout, because she had never seen snow before in her life because the winters were usually very mild in Maycomb. Since the night was so cold, everyone had a fire burning in there house, and Miss Maudie’s house set on fire. For safety everyone near by left their homes and had to stay outside in the cold, and while Scout is paying attention to the fire, someone slips a blanket over her shoulders. Later on Jem, and Atticus realized that it had been Boo who must have given Scout the Blanket. When Scout realizes it she is scared about Boo even touching her, but when Jem finds out he is more worried about what Nathan would do if he found out that Boo had given her the blanket. They decide to keep what happened to themselves, and keep the blanket.
The Essay on Discus the Relationship of Atticus to His Children. Compare This with a Parent/Child Relationship.
... Atticus went to the jail that night and sat by the door so nobody would bother Tom. Jem and Scout were worried about Atticus, so Jem, Scout ... old. Unlike most children Jem and Scout don’t call their father “father”. Jem and Scout call their father by his first name, Atticus. Atticus is a very ...
The children noticed that Miss Maudie was not too anguished by the loss of her house, and that she looked at it as more One day when Scout is in the schoolyard, a boy named Cecil Jacobs told everyone that Scout’s Dad defends niggers. The next day Scout is itching to fight Cecil but she remembers what her father told her and instead she goes home and asks Atticus what Cecil meant when he said that, and her father told her that he was defending Tom Robinson, a black man. He explained to the children how morally important the case was to him, and that they should try to ignore any talk that they hear. Even members of the Finch family call Atticus a nigger lover, and believe that he is ruining the whole family. Scout responds to this talk the only way she knows how, by fighting. In this chapter a mad dog is running down the block one day, and Atticus has to shoot it. This is an important event in the story because it shows a different side of Atticus, it shows that while he seems to be a simple and weak to his children, when he is called on to do something he is confident, and even may be seen as brave. When Atticus shoots the dog Jem, and Scout are both amazed, Jem is especially surprised and admires his father There is a mean old woman, Mrs.
Henry Lafayette Dubose, who lives near the Finch house, and she always screams at the children from her front porch about one thing or another that bothered her about them that day. The children hated her naturally because of this, but they never did anything about it until one day she made some nasty remarks about Atticus, and called him a nigger lover. On the way home that day, Jem ruined all of the woman’s flowers. When Atticus found out about this he made Jem apologize, and told him he had to read to Mrs. Dubose every day for a month. While Jem is reading to her she often has fits that make Jem very nervous. Soon after this Mrs. Dubose dies. After her death, Atticus explained to the children that she had been a morphine addict, and when she found out she was terminally ill she decided she wanted to kick the habit before she died. The reason Jem had to go over to read for her was to help distract her while she was having her fits. Atticus told Jem that he sent him to read because he wanted him to see that courage was not a man with a gun in his hand, it was something different. While Atticus is away at the state capital, Calpurnia takes the children to her church.
The Essay on Jem And Scout Children Tom Atticus
... helps Jem and Scout find seats in the colored balcony at the trial. Aunt Alexandra She moves in with Atticus and the children during Tom's ... trying to attack Jem and Scout. In the end, all his hatred toward others gets him his own death. Tom Robinson Tom is the character ... from anyone and her father is very abusive toward her. Tom Robinson is the only man that ever pays her any attention ...
There are many things that the children notice are different about the black church. In church they had a collection for Helen Robinson, Tom’s wife. Scout did not understand why Helen did not go to work, and the reverend explained that it was because no white man would hire the wife of Tom Robinson. Scout still does not completely understand allot of what is happening, but Jem is trying to act very mature. When they return home from church, the children find Aunt Alexandra on the front porch waiting for them. Aunt Alexandra had come to spend the summer with her brother and the rest of the family. She was going to try to have a feminine influence on Scout, and she was also there to tell the children more about the roots of the family, and tries to enforce the importance of the family on them, however she is careful to leave out any dark family history. The children are not happy about their aunt staying for the summer, however Atticus really needs the family support during the trial. One day Scout asks Atticus if she can go visit Calpurnia’s house, and Aunt Alexandra overhears them talking. When Aunt Alexandra hears this she urges Atticus to fire the cook immediately, but he said he could not do that because she had been a faithful member of the family too long.
After Atticus and Alexandra have this disagreement, Jem tells Scout to try not to upset Atticus because he is very busy with the trial. That night the children find out that Dill has run away from home and was hiding under Scouts bed. Dill made up a story about how bad his new stepfather treated him, but he really just wanted to be with his friends. When Jem tells Atticus about this, Atticus arranges it so Dill can stay. One night some friends of Atticus come to the house to warn him that there may be some trouble when Tom Robinson is moved into the county jail the next day, but when Jem sees the group of men and hears them talking he is frightened because he thinks that these men have come after his father. The next night Atticus leaves to go to the jail to make sure nothing happens to Tom. Later that night Jem, Scout, and Dill go into the town and find Atticus sitting in front of the county jail. They watch from a distance until they see a group of men coming out of there cars, and Jem is even more frightened this time because he knows that these men are after his father. Jem, and Scout run to their father’s side. When Atticus sees the children he tells them they must return home but they refuse.
The Essay on Jail House Atticus Scout Jem
... house and look after Jem and Scout. Atticus has much respect from black communities by doing this, and after Tom Robinson's court case; even thought ... care a hang for what the consequences would be. The children, sulking around in the house, heard the scrape of Atticus's ...
One man in the crowd grabs Jem, but scout kicks him. Then, Scout sees Walter’s father in the mob of men and starts talking about the money troubles that their family had. Scout made the men so ashamed that they all turned around and left. Atticus was relieved, and so proud that his children wanted to try to help him when he was in trouble. When they were returning home they found out that the editor of the Maycomb Tribune had been watching the whole incident with a shotgun in hand. Monday is the day of Tom Robinson’s trial. Before Atticus leaves he tells the children not to follow him, so they listen and wait for him to return at lunchtime. Scout looks at the day in a childish way and describes it as being like a Saturday with all the people coming into town. When Atticus returns he tells the children that the Jury has been selected. After Atticus returns to town, the children follow him carefully trying not to be noticed. They wait until all the white people have been seated, but by that time there wasn’t even enough standing room left. Luckily the children find Reverend Sykes, who takes them to sit in the black balcony. The prosecutor, Mr. Gilmer, called three witnesses, the first witness was Sheriff Heck Tate.
Mr. Tate reports to Judge Taylor that Mr. Ewell came to get him, and when the sheriff got there he found the girl badly bruised, and the woman identified Tom Robinson as the attacker. He also testified that most of the worst bruises on Mayella were on the right side of her face. The second witness was Mayella’s father, Bob Ewell. Bob testified that when he came home he found Tom with his daughter, and tried to milk the Jury by getting up and screaming. However the most important part of the questioning was when Atticus made Bob show the court that he was left-handed. Jem knew what Atticus was up Finally Mayella was called to the witness stand. She knows that Atticus is going to ask her trick questions so she is very nervous. Marietta’s story was that she had asked Tom Robinson to break up a chiffarobe for her, and when she went into the house Tom followed her. Then when she turned around he attacked her. Atticus repeated her testimony over carefully, and then asked Tom to rise and show the court that he only has one good arm, his right. At this point it was obvious that it would be nearly impossible for a man with only one good arm to beet, and rape Mayella.
The Essay on To Kill A Mockingbird: How Did Atticus Influence Scout
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, I believe that Atticus had a great influence on Scout. Atticus influences Scout by him treating all people with respect and equality and he looked at the positive side of people and events. Atticus also taught her about treating all people equal no matter who they are. Atticus influenced Scout by telling her to treat nature with respect. Atticus teaches them ...
When Tom Robinson takes the stand, he tells a completely opposite story. He states that Mayella had been asking him to do errands for her for months, and on the day of the incident, Mayella had kissed Tom, and tried to get Tom to continue, but he was so scared that he ran the first chance he had. When it is Mr. Gilmer’s turn to question Tom, he tries to make Tom look like a liar, and attacks him so forcefully that Dill, understanding Tom’s position breaks out in tears, and goes outside to calm down. After Scout calms Dill down, they return to the courtroom, and find Atticus telling the Jury that Mr. Gilmer has not proven anything against Tom, and the truth is actually very easy to see. Atticus ends his speech asking that the Jury believe him. The first time Atticus knew that the children were present was when Calpurnia showed up. He sent the children home to eat dinner, after they were done they returned to the court to await the decision. Tom Robinson is found guilty, as was expected. As Atticus exits the courtroom, the whole black balcony stands up as a sign of there respect for The next morning the back porch is filled with gifts that the local black people have sent, but Atticus is so emotional that he cannot even eat.
Later on when Atticus went downtown, Bob Ewell spit in his face, and swore revenge. Atticus takes this threat calmly because he knows that even though he has lost the case, he has proved that Bob was a liar. The children are scared because of the threats that Mr. Ewell has made to their father, however Atticus tells the children that he is only talk and there was nothing to be afraid of. There is a discussion about the trial and the children find out that Mr. Cunningham had originally wanted an Tom to go free. Scout wants to become more friendly with Mr. Near the end of the summer while Aunt Alexandra is hosting a missionary tea, and Scout is helping to entertain the guests, Atticus walks in and calls over Alexandra and tells her that Tom Robinson has died. He was shot by the guards when he tried to escape from On the way to Helen Robinson’s house, Atticus meets Jem, and Dill, so they are present when Helen Robinson hears he news of her husbands death. When Helen heard the news she fainted, and had to be carried back into her house. The towns reaction to Tom’s death is as if it never happened. Even in site of an editorial written in the paper by Mr.
Underwood, the entire town gave it no importance. One day in school, Scout’s teacher mentioned how horible Hitler’s is, and this comment bothers Scout. The reason Scout reacted like this was because on the night of the trial, she heard her teacher say that the blacks needed to be taught a lesson. Scout figures that her teacher is being a hypocrite because she is persecuting blacks right at home. After the trial Mr. Ewell loses his job with the WPA obviously because everyone knows that Bob is a liar. Then one night Mr. Taylor scares Bob away from his house when he is trying to rob him. One other thing that Mr. Ewell does as his revenge is that he starts harassing Helen Robinson. Helen Robinson’s Boss, Link Deas has to threaten Mr. During a pageant at the school, Scout falls asleep, and misses her part. She is so embarrassed that she doesn’t want to go home until everyone has left. While Jem, and Scout are walking home, they are attacked by someone. by the time Scout could get free from her ham costume, all she saw was a strange man carrying Jem home. She ran home and found that her brother was hurt, and had a broken arm but would be fine. When the sheriff went to look at what was left at the scene, he found Mr. Ewell had been stabbed, Scout explains to the sheriff that it wasn’t Jem who killed Mr. Ewell She then points out that “Boo” had been in the corner of the room the whole time. Then everything is cleared up, and the doctor tells Arthur that Jem is going to be fine. After everything Arthur asked Scout to walk him home, and she did. After everything Scout was more mature and saw the whole world differently with an open mind, and when she thought about everything that people said about Boo, she realized that you need to get to know people yourself, and as Atticus said “you need to really get under their skin.”
