Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 16-25
Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.
An important event that occurred in this part of the book was the trial of Tom Robertson. The Tom Robertson case proves itself to be the central conflict of the book and a large portion of the book takes place inside the courtroom. Tom Robinson is accused by the Ewell family of raping Mayella Ewell and Atticus (scouts father) is appointed as Tom’s lawyer. After all the evidence is looked at it appears that Tom has a good chance of winning the case. Mayella was beaten by someone with a strong left hand and Tom Roberson’s left hand is very weak. Bob Ewell however, is left handed. The jury somehow, decides that Tom is guilty. This demonstrates how racism is very present in not only the town of Maycomb, but the entire court system. After the case Atticus says “In court if its a white mans word against a black mans, the white man always wins”. This made me think not only about how bad the system was in the 1930’s but it made me wonder what flaws still exist today?
Are there any characters in the book that you can relate to? Who?
I can relate to Jem. He is a young boy who is growing up and for this reason I relate to him as am only a few years older then he is when the book ends. He acts similar to the way I acted at his age. I can also relate a little to Atticus in the way that he always thinks about situations before acting.
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 11-15
Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 6-10
Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.An important event that occurred in chapter 10 was the shooting of a mad dog. It is important to the story because it reveals a lot about Atticus (scouts father). Scout and her brother view their dad as “boring” until they learn that he was once the best gunman in all of Maycomb. The mad dog incident does more than just reveal truths about Atticus, it is also a symbol of the anger the town has towards Atticus for defending an African american man in court. A thought provoking passage that I found was “Miss Maudie looked around, and a shadow of her old grin crossed her face. “Always wanted a smaller house, Jem Finch. Gives me more yard. Just think, ill have more room for my Azaleas now!””. This passage makes me wonder why Miss Maudie seems so happy, her house just burnt down. A question I have is: is Miss Maudie actually fine with the loss of her house or is she just telling the children that to try and make herself feel better about it?How have the characters changed from how they were originally introduced?Both Jem and Scout have grown older and grown more mature. As the book has progressed a number of events have revealed surprising things about certain characters. Boo Radley still remains a mystery but during the fire he put a blanket around the children, proving that he isn’t a terrible person and Atticus has turned out to be very brave and strong when it comes to things he believes in.
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-5
Write about one important occurrence/person came to light in this chapter, quote one thought-provoking passage, and one question that came to mind.Lots of things came into light considering we are talking about the beginning of the book, everything is new. The one event that stands out the most for me was at the very end of the first chapter. Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house. It is important as it reveals many things about both the characters, the Radley house and it even does a little to foreshadow the events to come. It shows Dill’s curiosity in the Radley house/Radley family and foreshadows that the Radley house will play a large role in the story (I did an entire blog post on this earlier). A thought provoking passage that I found in the story was “turtles can’t feel, stupid”, this is said by Jem and it made me think because I found it somewhat alien how someone could assume this. It shows how little the kids seem to know about animals and reveals a little bit about Jem’s personality when he makes this assumption. A question that came to mind was “why is Dill so interested in the Radley house?” I understand that he is curious but I still find his obsession a little bit strange.What did the first sentence of the book make you feel/think?The first sentence of the book caught me a little off-guard, I wasn’t sure what to expect but I definitely didn’t expect the first line to talk about a broken arm. It seemed a little random. It made me feel a little surprised and set a bit of a dark tone.
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I am currently five chapters into the book, To Kill a Mockingbird and I have discovered a pivotal event already in the story. This event ends the first chapter of the story. Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house and after three days of thinking about it, Jem does it. This detail plays a massive role in the story as it is not only a great example of Jem’s honour but it shows Dill’s curiosity in the Radley house. There is also much foreshadowing to be found in this event. Dill’s interest in the house is a good example of foreshadowing but the best example is found in the very last sentences of the chapter, “The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible movement, and the house was still.” (page 19). This line also helps to set a spooky mood to the story.
Apart from the foreshadowing, this event does a good job to bring the conflict into play. It demonstrates the mystery surrounding the Radley house, the fear associated with it and, like I stated before, it demonstrates Dill’s interest in the Radley house. It is my belief that the author put this event in the book to help the reader get to know the characters through their actions. The author is introducing the reader to the conflict between the characters and the mysterious house and ending the first chapter on a bit of a cliff-hanger to make the reader want to keep reading.