To Kill a Mockingbird English Part 2 Chapters 12-31

She’s surprised because Jem is getting older and thinks she should start acting like a lady, still considers herself a tomboy, offended

white children don’t usually go to a black church, everyone will be judging them, wants them to look presentable

She does not want Scout and Jem at the church, most of the people are fine with it, illustrates racism is more of an individual attitude

so she will fit in, would be out of place, 2 separate societies and communities

African American do not have as much money-no hymn books, few are literate, cannot leave til collection is reached

discrimination of African American communities, Scout trying to question status quo, Cal taught Zeebo to read from bible and Blackstone Commentaries

give children feminine influence, someone to keep them company over summer, not very close to Atticus

he will be busy with trial, trial will be full of heat, summer so it is hot

Alexandra proud she is a Finch, feels she is setting an example, introduces idea of “fine folks”

might give a different impression because she does not want to talk about the book and does not like Aunt Alexandra

Atticus usually would not make them do that, do not like what she has to say, worried she is rubbing off on Atticus,

Atticus trying to act like a mother but couldn’t, Alexandra trying to fill this role, proud of family heritage-taught better by a woman

Aunt Alexandra does not like them, Atticus does not discriminate them

pink penitentiary-dresses Aunt wants her to wear, she is talking about running away meanwhile dill already ran away, they were talking about Cal not scout

Tells her Alexandra and Atticus have been fussing and not to make Aunty made, Scout thinks he is bossing her around and gets angry, More responsible-when they find Dill he says they better tell his mother and tells Atticus, Scout and Dill think he is a traitor

mother and step father did not pay enough attention to him, sympathy because he is not loved

neglected at home, thinks its better to have attention than none at all, never had a parent that pays a lot of attention to him

situations different, results the same, both interact with Finches

throw men off, sense violence and wants father back inside without letting him know he is worried

Aunt Alexandra and atticus fighting, Tom Robinson moved to jail, little events

Light-safe in light of lightbulb with Atticus, don’t understand until they see the light, Dark-unsafe, when children do not understand what is happening at jailhouse, no light outside or inside jail because person inside is not supposed to have hope

means the sheriff is gone, Atticus out of luck if he needs help, nervous when kids arrive

Scout thinks atticus will be excited to see her, shows sinister nature of gang and scout’s innocence

finally understanding what it means to stick with family thru thick and thing like Aunt Alexandra says, knows something bad might happen, cares about Father

uses innocence and friendliness, sees Mr. cunningham and starts cutting through the hate and fear

humanity beneath hatred in everyone, finds what is common between two people, people do things in a group they would not do bythemselves, makes him realize he should be ashamed

does not like black people, justice more important than race

only one standing up for Tom, only one to take care of the dog in the road

thinks it is not proper to talk about it in front of blacks, does not trust blacks and sees them as less

stops short in saying she is a part of the family, defining line is race

safety, allows reader to read of people walking by to go to trial

dressed up, people pass by the house in a leisurely but steady stream, excited, wagons, mules, picnic lunches outside courtroom

society thinks he is drunk, allows social conduct to continue, appearances can be deceiving, it is really coke in the paper bag

Tate is not very sure, never fully investigated what happened, hesistating

Robert E. Lee Ewell-named after general of confederate army

bob ewell beat up Mayella

says he isn’t ambidextrous and he can use one hand as well as the other

Jem thinks they have him, confident, Scout is not so sure, seems to know TOm won’t be believed

Ewell’s lowest of the low, no matter how low you are, you are still high than blacks

described her as a young, fragile girl but when she got into the witness chair, she was thick-bodied and accustomed to strenuous labor, Scout is empathizing and observing more, putting herself in Mayella’s perspective

constantly offended by Atticus, takes things personally, long, many questions about everyday life that build tension

crying, no friends, lonely, father drinks, does not realize how bad she is living

attacks Tom with lies and racist language, directs comments to jury-yells at them, lashes out at Atticus- screams, afraid of father might do if they lose

consistent towards everything in his life, polite, respectful, tries to prove his point, tries to see best in everyone

everyone can see his left arm is crippled, useless, try to prove it would have been very hard to rape her

difficulty keeping hand on bible-useless

to show he has nothing to hide

lonely, no friends, took Atticus’ advice to heart, tom is only one ever nice to her, more lonely than Boo

black men are not supposed to feel sorry for white women, gilmer thinks he is lying, reduces credibility

no one would believe him if he had to defend himself, no one would believe him if he used self defense

to show he is lower, below him, not seen as a man, Dill feels for Tom and knows what it feels like to be talked hateful to

same person all the time, consistent, STATIC CHARACTER

let us know that there is at least one other white man besides Atticus that believes tom is innocent

light is hope and safety, everything coming together, lights turn on as he bangs gavel

more racial problems, appearances can be deceiving

explain Dill’s stress on the way people talk to blacks, children can be sensitive, white citizens to blame, guilt lies with everyone who is not doing anything

represents Mr. Raymond intentionally letting them judge him, free pass to live the life he wants to live, so people think he is drunk and that is why he married a black woman

diffuse tension, lessen formality, appear more relatable, be at their level

Idiom, jury must choose black or white person, simplicity of case-one side or other

enforcing reality that men on jury can’t believe Tom with their upbringing and community, not asked to give up culture but to make decision on evidence

walks dividing line between blacks and whites, different levels in black community

Jem is hopeful, thinks Tom will win, Scout senses something foreboding, not as optimistic because racial prejudices

blacks respect atticus for giving tom a fair trial, appreciate he proved him innocent even if he did not win

never says that, relationship growing, respects him, sympathy, not heartless monster scout makes her out to be

Miss Maudie-comforting, consoles them, Miss Stephanie-wants to know details, gossip, Miss Rachel-does not really care

Atticus’ job was not fair, but he was only one to do it, did his best, most would not have tried

Miss Maudie sheds light for scout, kids trust her, safe

future interaction/problems with Ewell’s

calmly, respectfully, rather have hatred at him instead of children

took jury so long because cunningham, usually these cases take minutes, good it took longer

one who scout talked to at the jailhouse, Scout had impact on him, kids impacted trial w/o knowing

says they are double first cousins to the man, scout starts to wonder about that

cunninghams are our kind of folks, high standards for finches-uphold name

feels pity for Aunt Alexandra, decides there are 4 kinds of folks in Maycomb, Boo radley stays in to avoid prejudice, starting to understand racial issues

missionary ladies make plans to help poor in africa but unable to see horrible conditions of black people in their city and america, humiliate and demean their african american neighbors

situational irony, unaware scout knows about Robinson’s wife who goes to church and is a christian

criticizing atticus for defending tom while sitting in his house

people would protest in civil rights, roosevelt sat with african americans, police wanted her to move

keeps her maid only because it is the depression, claims she is always kind to maid (sophy), comparing servants hair to wool

Alexandra blames them for harming atticus, jem cannot believe it

act like nothing happened, scout acting like lady, courage means continuing to do something difficult when its easy to quit

has more sensitivity for people and creatures who are defenseless, he tells her to set it on back steps-doesn’t want her to kill it

his death justifies racist attitudes, feeds into stereotypes

Tom was a mockingbird, innocent victim killed by a bigger force

metaphor, if organ presses key and no air, no sound comes out, Merriweather runs out of air to talk

doesn’t like that Tom’s death was senseless, understands power whites have over blacks

“one down, two to go”, everything did not come to halt after trial, Mr. Ewell is out to hurt two more people

regrets way she treated boo, still puzzled by the gifts, Atticus’ reelection-citizens do not blame scout or jem, wonders why they are reelecting atticus, teachers comment about holocaust-why is she concerned about hitler when they are discriminating blacks in their own town

could not remember how long ago it was, trial has had huge impact

simile, summer hanging over them

jem struggling with anger and betrayal, takes anger out on her, starts remembering how angry he was at the trial

they do not see him as horrible monster, he is always there

Mr. Ewell-fired from WPA, accuses Atticus for being fired, Judge Taylor-house broken into, carries shot gun around, Helen Robinson-has to walk out of her way to avoid being chunked at by the Ewell’s, Ms. Ruth-scared of Ewell, leaves job to tell atticus

WPA-helped find jobs for people in Depression, hard to get fired from, Ladies’ Law-protects women from harmful language, not for colored women

evidence piling up, Atticus continues to be single minded, does not want to acknowledge something bad could happen

tolerates her, does not fight, helps with missionary circle, maturing, concern when she is not feeling well

Miss Tutti and Miss Frutti-hard of hearing

thus began our longest journey together, alexandra feels someone walked over her grave, suspense, foreshadowing something bad

Light-safety, streetlight casts shadow on Radley House showing it is not a threat, Dark-no flashlight, not safe, Cecil Jacobs scares them, no moon

referring to mockingbird in Radley’s house, innocence does exist in the story after all this happened

she misses her entrance, after show she wants to wait till everyone was gone and did not want to take costume off…leads to whole chain of events

darkness-lights in school go out, Scout cannot keep balance, forgets shoes, Jem makes scout stop walking, Scout cannot see what is happening when attack happens

dark, costume inhibits understanding, helpless, disoriented

she gives Scout overalls for her to wear, calls her darling, makes sure she is okay

has no idea who would do it to his children-wants to believe everyone is good, obvious to reader who it is

Scout finds body when looking for Jem, countrymen in corner of bedroom-can’t put all pieces together

she had a bad feeling, felt like someone walked over her grave, thinks its her fault

underestimated power of ignorance and hate, Atticus feels guilty-internal conflict, cannot believe Ewell would do that to his children

white hands that have never seen the sun, feathery hair, Boo not home when walking past Radley house

innocence of Boo could have been emotionally destroyed in trial, he is like a mockingbird

Boo would feel more comfortable in the dark

he is in their house and is not killing anyone, he saved them, Dr. Reynolds recognizes Boo, she takes him by the hand

he wants to protect Boo, trial would be bad, Atticus thinks Jem did it, assumes Tate is trying to protect Jem from going to court

does not want Jem to be treated different, moral integrity

She compares Boo to a mockingbird, he would not survive the attentions if truth got out, he is innocent, she understands empathy now

Arthur is innocent, does not need more attention, protecting Boo from world at large, Tate felt guilty that Tom died

Atticus-human nature is not all good (Ewell), Boo, Scout, Heck Tate

she will never see him again, realizing he is not a scary monster, showing empathy

started receiving presents in autumn from Boo, remind us that Scout knows how much Boo cares-watches them grow up, risked life for them

review events in Scouts life-thought of Boo as monster, realizes he is kind when she meets him, similar to events in the novel, appearances can be deceiving

shows she is still innocent, has matured a lot throughout novel, but still needs to be taken care of