TKAM

In this chapter, it really opens my eyes to the segregation and racism in the time period. Even though it is not a big spot in the book, I thought it stood out as something of importance. Once Mr. Radley shoots his shotgun in the air and the neighbors show up, they talk about African Americans as the "n word"...in this case they don't say that, but the more historically accurate yet crude word. To the kids luck, they people only think it was a dark skinned man scared white, rather than them. This chapter also shows Jems separation from Scout. He becomes distant and quick-tempered. Scout does not understand how or why at a young age, and everything he did baffled her. My question is, what made Jem distant? Something needed to frighten him to make him have a loss of words and emotions.