Chapters 15 & 16

In chapter 15 of "To Kill a Mockingbird", this a very important chapter of the novel. This chapter starts of with the trial that Atticuss is going to go through. One day there was there was a knock on the door and it a sheriff standing outside of Atticuss yard. He just wanted to let him know that they are moving Mr. Robinson, the accused to downtown and doesn't know if there will be trouble. Jem is watching as they all talk outside. Atticuss had decided to not get involved to stay out of trouble.  Everyone is giving Atticuss a hard time because he is defending that man. Atticuss is a good person and knows that whatever person he defends he know that he is innocent. Since a lot people don't like him defending a black man he may get himself into trouble and could get hurt. That Sunday night Scout goes and finds Jem, Jem tells her that he is going downtown. To avoid a fight Jem lets Scout come along and of course Dill would want to go as well. Jem claims that he has a feeling to go downtown. They are in downtown and want to go see Walter at the post office but to get there they have to pass by the jail. They notice an unusual light at the jail and they see Atticuss siting down reading, Jem stops Scout and Dill from going to him. They decide to turn around and leave since he is okay but when they are leaving they see four cars pull up at the jail. The men get out of the cars and go up to Atticuss the kids get a closer look without getting seen. Scout then breaks through to get to her dad and then notices is was a bad idea and she can see the fear in Atticuss eyes. Atticuss begs Jem for them to go home but they refuse. Then Walter comes by and breaks the mob. What we can understand from this is that they were there to kill Tom the accused and in a way he then feels guilty. This is just the beginning of this whole case.
In chapter 16 of "To Kill a Mockingbird", we left of that night outside the jail and Scout finally realizes what was going on that day. Everyone is pretty much overwhelmed with the whole situation but Atticuss isn't mad at the kids for sneaking out. He is actually thankful because they saved the night, it just took an eight year old to say just like wild animals humans can be stopped simply because they are human." Later in this chapter they are on their way to court. Since it's the first day of the trial there are a lot of people going as well. The author describes a few people that they see on their way there. The author also gives a brief description of the court house and how everything back then was divided from the whites and the coloreds. In this chapter the actual trial doesn't begin, but we do get to know Atticuss a little more. The whites don't actually believe that Atticuss will defend a black man but since he is they obviously don't like it. This is why he has been getting into trouble and why people are against him. It seems Atticuss doesn't really want to go with what everyone else thinks but what he believes is the right thing.  

Chapters 13 & 14

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" chapter 13, as we know Alexandria is there and we find out Atticus didn't tell them that she was staying. He thought it would be a good idea for her to live with them. He wants her to be around while he deals with his problems. Atticus wants a female instinct since Jem is going through a phase. Alexandria gets along with everyone and knows mostly everyone. The kids don't really see her since they are mostly outside since its summer. Alexandra decides to show them about the family Jem makes a rude comment and they get in trouble by Atticus. Atticus yells at them and wants them to behave as they were raised as good kids. Alexandra could help Scout to be more girly. Atticus really wants the kids to know that the most important thing is what is inside rather then the outside. 
In chapter 14, Scout starts off asking Atticus what rape is and Atticus gives her a very dictionary definition, so Scout still doesn't really understand. She asked him because as we know Carponia didn't want to tell Scout. The whole story about them going to a all afarian american chruch comes up and Atticus is surprised. Then Scout remembered that Carponia told her that she could stay with her anytime. Alexandra obviously says no but Scout talks back and tells her that she didn't ask her. Afterwards Scout and Jem get into a fight and it had to be break-in up by Atticus and they are both sent to their room. While Scout goes in she steps on something weird under her bed and they get a broom to try to see what it could be. As they do so it turns out to be Dill. They let him stay over one night and Dill really wanted to talk to Scout. Atticus in this chapter seems really caring and understanding with everyone as he cares about Dill. Scout doesn't really understand how to get into others people perspective, on how Atticus is feeling, the neglect Dill has from his family, or why Atticus defends Jem. Looking forward to chapter 15, things are going to take a spin.

Chapters 11 & 12

In "How to Kill a Mockingbird" chapter 11, they start off going deeper into the neighborhood where we met Ms. Henry. Ms. Henry lives between the Fiches' house and downtown, she is old and in a wheelchair. She has a women who attends her and her name is Ms. Jesse, Ms. Jesse is black. The kids think that she has a pistol and they get yelled at every time they pass by, she even called Scout an ugly girl. Atticus just tells them to ignore her because she is old and sick,, Atticus knows how to deal with her whenever he passes by. They get into a problem when Jem turns 12 and he want to go downtown and Ms.Henry just wants to get him in trouble. Ms.Henry starts to talk about Atticus and how he is defending a black man. So they go downtown and they come back Ms. Henry isn't home so he loses it and destroys all of her flowers. By doing that he broke Scout's baton and she starts to yell and Jem starts to yell back and pull her hair. When Atticus finds out he gets in trouble. All of this brings everything back to Atticus defending the black man, and they just don't understand. Atticus knows he is doing the right thing and shows how he is as a person or man. He is trying not to make it a big deal and that people who say that word are trashy. The kids end up going to Ms. Henry house just to have Jem read to her. Later on we find out that she passed away and she was a morpheme addict and she didn't want to die an addict and she didn't. The kids then admire her and they think that she was a strong person.
In chapter 12, they start off with Jem getting more frustrated with Scout. Summer comes up again and really wants Dill to come over which he can't and she gets depressed. Atticus goes away for awhile and is really concentrated on work. He worries about them going to church alone so Carponia takes them with her in a all African american church. They don't feel welcomed but they stay and the people)(Revlon) in the church welcome them. Scout talks to him and learns more about his family. Racism is really open in their town. Alexandria at their front church and I think she will be around for a while until Atticus gets back.

Chapters 9 &10

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" chapter 9, it starts out with a fight between Scout and a boy named Cecil Jacobs. Atticus forbid her to fight and at school Cecil said that her dad defended the word "niggers". Scout doesn't know what that means so she asks Atticus and he just tells her that the word is common. Common as in vulgar, low class, inappropriate. then we find out that Atticus is just defending a "negro" Tom Robinson. He has a family down by the town dump and he is also a member of the church. He claims that people are saying that he shouldn't be defending him. He says that he want s to and feels the need to help them out. They get a visit from one of their uncles Atticus sister. Later on Scout starts to use a lot of cuss words to try to convince Atticus to stop sending her to school. 

In chapter 10, they start to talk about Atticus how he is now fifty years old and really doesn't do much but seat at a desk all day and things like that. Now with the whole town talking about him it just makes everything else worse. He doesn't even want to show Jem how to shot an air rifle so he leaves that for their uncle to show them. Then they mention that killing a mockingbird is a sin because mockingbirds don't do anything they just make music for people to enjoy. This is where the book gets it's title. Then they start to talk about Atticis and Miss Maudie explains his skills and then claims that she doesn't really know what he can do. Then it leads to Scout looking at dog acting funny, they find out that the dog has been infected, it has rabies. Then they call Atticus and they have everyone go inside so they don't get bitten by the dog. Then the sheriff comes in and asks well who is going to kill the dog and everyone puts it on Atticus to do so. Everyone doesn't think that he is capable in doing so, until he gets down on his knees and kills the dog. Everyone is in shock and then they find out that Atticus nickname is "one shot finch". He is known as the best shooter in the county. Jem then realizes that his dad is the way that he is and that want s to become just like him.

Chapters 7 & 8

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" chapter 7, Scout notices that Jem is grumpy so she tries to get under his skin to try to understand why he is so grumpy. Scout later understands and concludes that she would also be grumpy if she had sneaked into the Radley house a 2 am. Scout goes back to school she is now in the 2nd grade and again ins't really liking school because she has the same teacher. Her teacher isn't really a good one. Then Scout and Jem start taking about the night where he had left his pants at the Radley house. They start to talk about suspicious things that could of happened and they think someone is hiding around there. In the nut hole they start finding things and they keep them and one day they decide to leave a note. When they wanted to leave it the hole was covered with cement. Jem seems to be really upset and they are wondering why was that way of communication cut off. They now are more curious about what goes on and who was sending them gifts through the nut hole.
In chapter 8, Scout wakes up one morning and freaks out because it is snowing and she had never seen snow before. They get snow day even though it is not snowing a lot but it has been a while since it has snowed so they decided to do that. They all get really excited and decide to built a snowman although there isn't a lot of snow. They all go to Miss Maudie calls them to over to watch their step, she mean whiles covers her plants so they wont freeze. They grab all the snow they can to try to built a snowman and they end up building a dirt man. The next day Atticus wakes up the kids and when they go outside they realize that Miss Maudie's house is on fire. They all everything to try to put the fire out but the weather isn't really helping them out. They leave the house alone since they can't save it at this point. Atticus decides to bring the kids in and then he realizes that Scout has a blanket over her and they predict Boo Radley was the one who put it over her. Atticus wanted to send a thank you note, Jem freaks out and tells him everything and they think that Boo Radley can get in trouble for that so he decides to let it slide. Later Miss Maudie tells everyone that she is alright and doesn't really care about her house, she claims it was to big. 

Chapters 5 & 6

  At the beginning of ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨ starts with Jem and Dill getting close and changing all the names of the game to make things less obvious. Scout then feels like a third wheel and even tries to get their attention but it doesn't work and they start calling her a girl when she actually is a girl. Then Scout starts to talk to Miss Maudie which is an elderly neighbor and she basically lets the kids play in her yard and eat her grapes. She is also known as a very good baker and whenever she bakes she bakes individual cakes for the kids. She is a widow and also enjoys being outside with her plants. Then they start to gossip about another neighbor Boo Radley which never comes out and they are always interested in nothing if he is still alive. Miss Maudie mentions that the Radleys´ are foot washers which means they take religion way to serious and that everything enjoyable for them is wrong. Then Jem and Dill are planning something and Scout finds that they want to leave a note with a fishing pole through the gutters asking Boo what he does all day. When they do that Atticus finds out and tells them to stop and to leave the Radleys´ alone. he then tricks Jem into telling the truth and decides that he doesn't want to be a lawyer like Atticus.
   In chapter 6, it starts of being the last day of summer and they want to go hang out at Miss Rachel´s fish pool. they meet up there and they start talking about how they are going to miss Dill when he leaves. The next day Scout tells a story about how Mr. Avery peed from his front porch and of course Dill and Jem try to do the same thing which Scout obviously couldn't participate. Then afterward Scout knows something is up when Dill walks toward the Radley house, They try to take a look through the window since it is dark and that no one can see them, Scout doesn't want to go along but since they keep teasing her she went along anyway. They make their way through the yard trying to find a way to look in but them a shadow could be seen and they all see it. All of a sudden a shot gun goes on and they all duck, they try to get out. Then Jem gets stuck and his pants come off, he has to come out like that. So they all go up to the talking neighbors Mr. Radley claims she shot in the air due to a black man in his yard. We don´t know why exactly he assumed he was black I guess just racism, but that claim falls short when they see Jem without his pants. They don´t get in trouble because they change the subject by bringing up gambling. At the end Jem goes back for his pants so he wont get in anymore trouble.

Chapters 3 & 4

In the beginning of chapter 3 in "How to Kill a Mockingbird", it starts out with Scott beating up Walter Cunningham. As you may know The Chunninghams' are poor and they work in the fields picking crops. At the end of chapter 2 and beginning of chapter 3 they mention that Walter doesn't have money for lunch. So, after school Jem invites Walter to dinner, Walter hesitated on going but he ended up going. During dinner, Atticus notices that Walter doesn't eat the way way they do. He tries to correct him and Calpurnia gets mad. She tells him that he is a guest and he should let him anything and in anyway he wants, no matter what his name is. I think that is a really nice thing to do and a nice way to look at things that way. Then, they go back to school where Miss Caroline is their teacher and was in for a surprise in finding a Cootie. I still dislike Miss Caroline because she is really rude and doesn't understand I guess that most of them are poor. In chapter 4, Scott finds out that their system are pretty much cheating them of and he dislikes that. Though there is nothing that they can do about it. Later in the chapter, they find a chewing gum or a least they made him believe that he had found it there. Towards the end of the chapter they started to play a game and it involved the Rally house. At the end Scott ends up rolling in the house, the backyard. The Rally is a scary house for everyone so if they ever step in they think that they may never get out. So I guess we will find out in the next chapter what happens.