To kill a mockingbird chapter 10 and 11

I feel sort of bad for Jem and scout because their dad can't play football with them. I wonder how old he is. It is probably most likely because he doesn't have enough time, because even a 60 year old can throw a football. The title of the book first appears in chapter 10 when Atticus refuses to teach them to shoot and says killing a mock bird is a sin. I don't really understand what is so special about a mockingbird, maybe it is just used a symbol. I found it strange how everyone had to be notified when the dog was spotted because it probably had a disease. Jem takes his birthday money with scout and go down the street where they pass an old lady who yells at them. Probably because she is old. Also because her dad likes African Americans. They get back at her by smashing her flowers. Their dad punishes  him by reading to her everyday. And at the end we find out it is because she was dying from withdrawal and the reading helped. Oooomg

To kill a mockingbird chapter 9

When at school scout gets ready to fight Cecil Jacobs after she said that her father defends Negros (N word). Scout wants her father to explain it to her. Atticus says that all lawyers defend Negros but not equally and it is frowned upon when people defended them equally like Atticus. It's almost Christmas and scouts uncle comes over with his family. She despises her cousin. There was a gun in one of the presents. It was really scary when she thought about her cousin when she had the gun. Her cousin said that Atticus is disgracing their family by defending a negro which was overheard by Francis by his mom. Scout punched Francis in the face and her knuckles got cut. Uncle Jack talks to Atticus and scout is eavesdropping. Atticus says that things will just get harder since he is defending a negro and scout needs to control her temper.  

To kill a mockingbird 7&8

I'm not surprised that scout doesn't like her 2nd grade class either. She might have liked it for the first week but then realized it was just school. I found it funny when Jem says that school gets better the older you get. To me that was funny and could be easily argued (homework!) I find it funny that they are afraid of boo Radly but they still take stuff in the tree that is his (I think). I also find it suspicious that mr. Radley filled up the tree with concrete, because I have never heard that curing a dying tree. Jem later tells scout why he was scared when he came back from retrieving his pants. It was because they had been attempted to be repaired and were hung on the fence. Winter finally arrives in Maycomb and mrs   Radley has died. In the middle of the night Maudie's house catches on fire and all the neighbors go outside and see your home burn to ashes. Scout was staying near the Radly home and ended up with a blanket over her. They then realized it was boo Radly and she got really scared. What I don't understands is that if Atticus is not afraid of boo Radly then why are the kids??