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She was all angles and bones she was nearsighted |
Calpurnia |
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What is significant about the blanket that Jen and scout receive while watching miss Maudie house burn. |
Jem didn't want Mr. Radley to know that Boo had left the house and provided the blanket. He told Atticus about the way the knot-hole was cemented in and didn't want to cause anymore problems for Boo. |
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When scout,Jem, and dill attempt to look into the back windows of the of the radley house one night, a gunshot is fired at jem. What happens as jem runs away? |
Miss Maudie informs them that Mr. Nathan Radley shot at “a Negro” in his yard. Miss Stephanie adds that Mr. Radley is waiting outside with his gun so he can shoot at the next sound he hears. When Atticus asks Jem where his pants are, Dill interjects that he won Jem's pants in a game of strip poker. |
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What items do the children find in the tree outside the radley house |
Scout finds a few things inside the knothole of the tree. She discovers chewing gum, gray twine/string, girl and boy dolls carved out of soap, a medal, a watch, and pennies. |
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Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird |
'Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. 'Your father's right,' she said. 'Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…but sing their hearts out for us. |
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What do the ladies in aunt Alexandra’s society talk about during their meeting |
Aunt Alexandra, Scout and Miss Maudie wind up in the kitchen to see why Atticus is home so early. The reason he's home is because he wants to get Calpurnia to accompany him to the Robinson home to break the sad news to Helen that Tom was killed in prison. |
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What symbol shows mayella ewell has more desire to improve her life than most of her family? |
One of the main factors that makes Mayella different from the rest of her family members is that while she understands her isolation, she wishes for more. The flowers are a symbol of Mayella’s desire to make her life even just a little bit better. It is this desire that sets off the whole chain of events that causes Tom Robinson’s trial
Mayella is a simple country girl. |
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What was Tom Robinson’s greatest mistake in the trial |
The mistake that Tom made was feeling sorry for a white woman, when whites are supposed to be superior to blacks. By feeling sorry for Mayella, Tom put himself above her. This is the ultimate mistake for a black man in a town like Maycomb. |
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How does the black community show support for Atticus |
The black citizens of Maycomb display their appreciation in several ways for Atticus's valiant defense of Tom Robinson. At the end of the trial, Atticus walks down the aisle and the black community stands as he is passing to show their respect and appreciation for his services. |
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List some of the actions of mr.ewell throughout the novel |
Bob Ewell is on the witness stand in chapter 17, and he acts as if all he had to do that morning was show up in order to win the case against Tom Robinson. Bob Ewell is so arrogant that when his attorney, Mr. Gilmer, asks his name, Ewell flippantly remarks, "That's m'name, cap'n" (171). Mr. Gilmer is taken aback by how informally Ewell responds. It's as if this is just a game to him, which helps to point out that he is arrogant as well as uncivilized and uneducated.
Mr. Ewell doesn't answer so honorably to the next question, either. When asked if he is the father of Mayella Ewell, he responds disrespectfully with, "Well, if I ain't I can't do nothing about it now, her ma's dead" (172). Apparently Mr. Ewell thinks he's on stage for a comedy routine rather than at the witness stand for a very serious case.
Next, Atticus asks Mr. Ewell why he didn't get a doctor for Mayella on the day she was beaten and raped. Mr. Ewell responds that he's never called a doctor in his life and it would have cost him five dollars (175). Then, before Atticus gets to ask another question, Mr. Ewell asks if he's done. Again, this shows that not only is he not educated enough to understand what a cross-examination is, he thinks all he had to do was show up that day and the case would be won.
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