ipl-logo

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1-14

655 Words3 Pages

Mrs. Dubose is a cranky old lady that yells at Scout and Jem when they walk past. Jem is told to be a gentleman but loses his cool when she calls their father trash. Jem 's punishment was to go read to her. While they were reading to her if she threw a fit or started yelling they couldn 't say anything. Then Atticus then tells him that she was an addict and reading was part of her therapy. Mrs. Dubose gave jem a box and one camellia was in there.
Jem turns 12 and doesn 't want to play with scout anymore. He came out of that kid stage and told scout to act more like a girl. This year Scout was excited to see Dill but this year he sends a letter saying that he got a new dad and will stay with his family this year. Then Atticus is called into session forcing Atticus to travel to the state capital every day for a while. In chapter 14 scout gets in trouble and is sent to bed but when she gets to bed …show more content…

16-20 (AT LEAST FOUR SENTENCES): In chapter 16 Scout, Jem and Dill try to sneak in the court to watch the trial. They try to sit in the back where Atticus won 't find them but Revernard Skyes sits them on the balcony. In chapter 17 the trial go on and Atticus cross examines them and the witness tells what he saw and a bunch of questions were asked. In chapter 18 Mayella testifies and Atticus try to make her tell the truth that possible Tom didn 't do anything and her father beat her. Then we learn that she has seven siblings an alcoholic father and no friends. In chapter 19 Tom testified that she asked him to do chores for her and when he got inside she asked him to lift a box down from the dresser and when he was standing on the chair she grabbed him. When he got down she hugged him and told him to kiss her and that 's when her dad got home. He threatened her and the Tom ran. In chapter 20 as he finishes up going over the evidence and then a personal view on the case as he sits down Calpurnia shows up.

-Summary for Ch. 21-25 (AT LEAST FOUR

Show More
Related

To Kill A Mockingbird Dialectical Journal Chapter 1

449 Words | 2 Pages

6/24, Chapter One: As the book begins, the readers are introduced to Scout, and her knowledge of Maycomb. I noticed how Scout’s narration sounded; she is telling the story as an adult but from a five year old’s point of view during the book, but her narrative included complex words such as “imprudent” (5) and “domiciled” (10), which is unlike what a child would say. Harper Lee uses the unique narration so that Scout would be able to provide background and context to Maycomb, but also so that readers would be able to see how Scout reacted and felt about the events in the book, and how it impacted her life growing up. Scout also used description and imagery as she told the story, which I found intriguing, since children don’t usually care for description and see things simplistically.

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 12-17 Analysis

209 Words | 1 Pages

As I read the beginning of chapter 12 Jem 's hit the middle school years, and everyone knows what that means: he 's angsty, moody, prone to prolonged silences broken by angry outbursts, and he all of a sudden thinks Scout should act like a girl. Also the story says that Jem is now the age of twelve, but he is now starting to get to the age where he doesn 't want to hang out with Scout and also feels annoyed. Also to add to Scout’s trouble, Dill will not be coming to Maycomb this summer, but Calpurnia eases her loneliness. What is even worse that Atticus has been called by the state legislature and to come into a special session and is away for two weeks. Calpurnia doesn 't trust Jem and Scout to go to church by themselves (there was a past

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 16-16 Study Guide

603 Words | 3 Pages

• People from all over the country flood the town. • Scout and Jem sneak in the trial. There were no seats so they seat up in the balcony, where the black people sit. Questions and Answers: 1. What is the reason that Atticus tells Scout of why Mr. Cunningham is still a friend, when he wanted to hurt Atticus?

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Morality Quotes

780 Words | 4 Pages

Dubose is introduced. Jem, having cut the tops off of every one of Mrs. Dubose’s (Who was terminally ill) camellias in retaliation for her insults, was reluctant to read to her as a sort of apology, not knowing the purpose of it. Little did he know, it would keep her distracted from her pain. It was the right thing to do, but Jem was disgusted by her.

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapter Summary

1400 Words | 6 Pages

At the beginning of Chapter 22, Jem comes home saddened by the result of the case. Jem kept on repeating “It ain’t right” (284). In the next morning, Atticus attempts to comfort Jem about the case by mentioning that an appeal is possible. As Atticus comes into the kitchen, he is astonished to see a grand breakfast including meats and vegetables, which are provided by people who are grateful for his help during the case. When the children go into the porch area after breakfast, Miss Stephanie, being the typical gossiper that she is, interrogates Jem and Scout about their adventure in the colored balcony at the court but is stopped by Miss Maudi.

Read More

Scout Being Excluded In To Kill A Mockingbird

428 Words | 2 Pages

Scout is left out when both Jem and Dill are playing in their house’s backyard. Scout walks in on them in the middle of a huddle. “When I joined them, as usual, they said go away” (Lee, 151). Later in the conversation, Dill says “ If you do not say you will do what we tell you, we ain’t gonna tell you anything, you act like you grew ten inches in the night” (Lee, 151).

Read More

Examples Of Empathy In To Kill A Mockingbird

719 Words | 3 Pages

“In the corner of the room was a brass bed, and in the bed was Mrs. Dubose. I wondered if Jems activities had put her there and for a moment I felt sorry for her.” The reason why Jem and Scout were at Mrs. Dubose’s house, was because Jem and Scout were walking by her house when Dubose started yelling at the kids saying that Atticus is not any better than the “niggers and trash he works for.” Jem lost his temper and takes Scouts baton he bought for her and snaps it in half. Jem destroys all of

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 16-19 Analysis

216 Words | 1 Pages

TKAM Chapters 16-19 Throughout these chapters they mainly focus on the the case with Tom Robinson. Atticus believes that Tom is not guilty and that he should not be punished. Atticus is very smart, because of this he knows how to get information out of people. In hopes of getting the people in the trial believing the same thing he tries to trick people into admitting things.

Read More

Racism Quotes In To Kill A Mockingbird

896 Words | 4 Pages

As the book continues, Jem has to read to Mrs Dubose after school several days a week as a punishment for destroying her flowers. Mrs Dubose is very sick, and the night that she died she gave Atticus a box to give to Jem. Inside the box was a white camellia. Scout narrates, “Jem opened the box, Inside, surrounded by wads of damn cotton was a white, waxy, perfect camellia” (Lee 111).

Read More

Theme Of Coming Of Age In To Kill A Mockingbird

1138 Words | 5 Pages

This is when he went out of control and lost all of the maturity he had. He could no longer take Mrs.Dubose’s insulting comments. This was a terrible decision yet others would have been tempted to do the same thing. As a punishment, Jem is forced to read to

Read More

What Role Does Atticus Play In To Kill A Mockingbird

178 Words | 1 Pages

In this chapter, it seems that Atticus won’t win the Tom Robinson case. Atticus tells Scout about the fight he lost that he could not win. It was morally correct. Atticus is used to having situations where no one wins. The kids get air riffles for Christmas as a gift from Atticus.

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis

768 Words | 4 Pages

All children have a moment where they start to mature and come of age. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus tries to teach his daughter Scout to act more sophisticated and ladylike. When Scout was younger she would ignore Atticus’s request, but now that she has matured you can see her wanting to adjust her personality. Harper Lee uses the characterization of Scout to show the motif that she is coming of age, in the novel she has progressively become more empathetic, she doesn’t act on her impulses, and Scout is finally learning and gaining perspective of how people in Maycomb act toward each other. Even though Scout seems to be unfamiliar with how to act around other people when they are going through certain hardships, she began studying Atticus in an attempt to learn how to convey empathy.

Read More

To Kill A Mockingbird Point Of View Essay

614 Words | 3 Pages

In society, there are very few people who have the unwavering dedication to stand up for what they believe. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a black man was convicted and accused of a crime he didn 't commit, raping a white women, which is not in anyway tolerable in society. In Harper Lee 's To Kill A Mockingbird, the author used point of view and symbolism to acknowledge how the the several social divisions which make up much of the adult world are shown to be both irrational and extremely destructive. To begin with, the short story To Kill A Mockingbird, used point of view to show how the many social divisions in the world are irrational and destructive. Scout; a first grade student at the time, was telling the story from her point of view and what had occurred from her childhood perspective.

Read More

Outline Of To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 11-15

552 Words | 3 Pages

Dill surprisingly ran away from his family and came to Scout's house to see them and he stayed the night. Jem got a feeling that Atticus wasn't where he said he was and they found him in the jail as he waited for people that he was expecting. -Summary for Ch. 16-20 (AT LEAST FOUR SENTENCES): In chapters 16-20, Scout asked why the mob wanted to hurt Atticus even though she did not get an answer.

Read More

Dill's Struggles In To Kill A Mockingbird

428 Words | 2 Pages

It was the day of Tom Robinson 's trial and Jem, Scout, and Dill are going. Robinson a black man was convicted of raping a young white lady, and Atticus, Jem and Scout 's father was his lawyer. This trail was very interesting to everybody. When the trail was in session everybody was paying attention trying not to miss anything. Dill began to get emotional during this trail.

Read More

More about To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1-14

Related Topics

Open Document