To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 11 Analysis

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Chapter eleven in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is about how Jem ruins a mean old lady’s flowers, and how he has to read to her everyday. Shortly after that, the old lady dies. So if the chapter doesn’t advance the plot, then why did Harper Lee include this? The main reason for this chapter is because it includes sides of characters the reader hasn’t seen before. For example, early on the reader sees a side of Atticus they haven’t seen before: How pleasant he is. Mrs. Dubose is a snot to Atticus, but because he is so kind he still says, “Good evening, Mrs. Dubose! You look like a picture this evening.”(Lee 115). Here, readers learn how respectful Atticus really is. Another example of a different character trait is seen in Jem. The reader