To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 12,13,14

In these chapters Scout has to deal with Jem maturing. He is now getting embarassed to be seen with her. In my opinion this is usual for children their age because they go through the stage where they want to be more independent. Jem wants to do more things on his own. Another important event that happened in this chapter is Jem and Scout going to Calpurnia's chuch. I love this scene because even though Calpurnia knows how everyone is going to look at the kids she has them face everything. Calpurnia really teaches the children how to face people who are disrespectful and rude. Calpurnia also stands up for the children as well. Aunt Alexandra also comes to Maycomb and comes right in bossing everyone which is rude. I am not a big fan of her she tells Atticus how to raise his children and just wants the family name to sound good. She wants the kids to act proper and Atticus to drop the trial. Dill also comes back which I also was happy about. I love the relationship between Dill and Scout it is adorable. He always loves to get involved with the Radleys so I am excited to see what happens in the next chapters.

TKAMB Chapters 12-14

Throughout these chapters Scout is finding it difficult to cope with Jem maturing. The thing she doesn't get is that because she's a girl and younger, means she is getting treated differently in this time period. She's getting the full brunt of the prejudice against women now and is learning that she can't do the same things boys do. When on the topic of prejudice, the court case of Tom Robinson is being to unfurl and see action from Aunt Alexandra. Now when they talk about the case she is still not happy about it and is trying to preserve the family's name. Well back then name and the plot of land was all you had so scout got confused with this she even says so, showing that our unreliable narrator picks up from everyone else. So a whole lot of power struggling in the family is going on and there is trouble in the way the children are being raised because they are seeing so many different things happen at once. With Aunt Alexandra moving in conflict among this struggle for power will be seen more often. But on a lighter note I'm so happy dill is back I love him so much and the arrival of his character is bound to stir up something that I cannot wait to read about. 

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 12,13 & 14

These three chapters show the age difference between Scout and Jem. Scout is still stuck in the stubborn young child age where she wants only what she wants and that's final. Jem is starting to grown up a lot and I find that interesting because you start to see Jem as more as an adult figure and no longer the same age as Scout. Scout is slowly understanding Jem is growing up but it takes time for her to know how to react. She doesn't understand why Jem changed so fast and since she is so little she blamed it on a worm disease which I thought was funny. Scout blaming it on a ringworm shows that she is unreliable because she doesn't know much about what is going on. Unreliable narrator continues as Aunt Alexandria moves in. When Atticus and Alexandria argue Scout is able to repeat parts but with uncertainty and gets lost in the conversation. This made the story difficult to understand at some parts.

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 12 - 14

Chapter 12- Mister Jem? Did I miss something here? Before he used to complain when Scout acted like a girl and now he wants her to? He must be starting a new phase of growing up. 

I find it odd that Calpurnia saves the explanation to what rape is for Atticus to explain. 

Chapter 13- Aunt Alexandra came to stay at their house? Not exactly the best of company. 

I seriously can't stand their aunt. She constantly criticizes people. 

I love how Atticus changes his mind on telling the children how they should act and live up to the Finch name, etc. The kids are still young yet and they should live their lives without the burden if their family's past.

Chapter 14- Dill was the last thing I expected to be under Scout's bed. 

I think it's so cute how they think of marriage, etc. 

Chapter 12-14

In Chapters 12-14 of To Kill a Mockingbird, we see, that as Jem, grows up, he is becoming more and more of a parent figure to Scout, whether she wants to our not. Several times in the three chapters he parents Scout on what she is doing. During chapter 14, she bosses Scout around after their aunt yells at them. When she rebuttals, Jem threatens to spank her if she does not listen. Earlier in the Chapter Scout also states that when Jem gives her books, it is not because he wants too; it is because he feels that it is “best” for her.

Chapters 12-14

I found the part when Cal took the kids to church interesting. The woman was being very rude when she said that the kids were not welcome to the church. First of all, she should have been welcoming because they were little children and did not mean any harm, and also this was a place where white and colored people could find peace in something that they both had in common: God. I also didn't understan why Cal took the kids there if the church was build by colored people and they were the only ones that went there. Chapter 13 aggravated me because Aunt Alexandra was present. Atticus allowed her to live with their family so she could have a "feminine infuence" on the kids. However, Cal had the same influence on the kids their entire life, the only difference is the kids loved and respected Cal more than aunt Alexandra. I think that the real reason why Aunt Alexandra came to live with them was to keep an eye on Atticus, and to make sure that he would not ruin their family name. I think that aunt Alexandra is very opinionated about people she doesn't like but she is exactly like them. She doens't keep her nose out of everybody's bussiness, and she is hostile to the kids, just like Mrs. Dubose was. I think that she talks negatively about everybody else just to draw away attention from herself. I also found the part where Atticus' generation was the only one who married outside of their family. Why did people marry their cousins back then? Also why was it that only the Finch family did this? 

In chapter 14 I though that Dills presence was the only thing that gave Scout Joy. With aunt Alexandra changing her father, and being shut out by her brother, Dill was the only thing that remained unchanged in her life. I think that this is what Scout wanted, for everything in her life to stay the same. The last part of the chapter confused me. Where was Atticus when Dill snuck into his daighter's bed? Am I the only one who thinks that's really wierd? Also, why was he talking about wanting a baby, when technically he is a little kid himself? I think that the gray house with sad brown doors symbolizes how Dill feels about not having a real family to feel secure in. He is just bounced from one person to another and I think that imagining his life with Scout is the only thing that gives him the hope he needs to keep going. 

Chapter 9 to kill a mockingbird

Chapter 9 in to kill a mocking bird really showed Scout's bad side. When she was at school and her dad was called out for loving negros, she hauled off and started beating him up. Also later in the book when Scout's cousin Francis said the same thing, she got made and ended up punching him, splitting her knuckle.  This really showed how quickly Scout is to start a fight, but it also shows how much she loves her father. That she is willing to beat up a cousin and a kid at school, shows she has a true love for Atticus.

TKAM 12-14

In chapter 12 when Jem and Scout went to church, and the minister said that nobody could leave until ten dollers were donated i was surprised, because that never happens now a days.
In chapter 13, i was shocked when Atticus said he wanted Scout to live with Jean Louise to get a "feminine influence".
In chapter 14, Aunt Alexandra kind of made a point to say how she runs her house her way. I was also very surprised when Scout and Jem found Dill under their bed, because i definitely didnt expect that to happen.

To kill a mockingbird chapters 15-17

In these chapters, Scout is not completely aware and understands what's going on, such as why Atticus is recieving so much judgement and hate for taking up on the Tom Robinson case. Jem seems to be maturing very much, and this seems to bother Scout a lot. I feel like Dill, in a way, is taking Jem's place as a figure that Scout looks up to. 

TKAM 15-17

In these chapters, i was happy to finally get to the climax of the book when the court case begins. I was surprised that Atticus stayed outside the jail house and prevented a group of men to go in and possibly heckle and hurt Tom Robinson. Also, I thought that it was great that Jem and Scout sat on the opposite side of the court room with the colored people. They are showing that they are not racist and are not prejudice. I also think that it was Mr. Ewell that attacked his daughter because he is left handed and Atticus said that it would be more likely for a left handed person to leave marks on the right side of a person's face. I feel like Mr. Ewell is putting his daughter up to framing Tom Robinson.

TKAMB Chapter 9

By reading this chapter i was shocked that Atticus was a good shot because from what the book described he seemed like a boring lawyer who always had his head in a book. When i leaned he had a hidden talent, i was suprised

TKAMB Chapter 1

From reading this chapter, you can tell Scout is like a typical child in the way that she hears one thing from a older person but doesnt understand it. You can tell that throughout the story we will be spending time diagnosing her unrealiablity.

To Kill a Mocking Bird Ch. 12-17

During these chapter the trial gets closer and closer making Atticus away from home more often Becuase he has to travel this leaves room for Alexandra to come in and act like a "mother figure" for Jem and Scout. Which I think is dumb Becuase Alexandra just wants to control Atticus kids. That summer Dill doesn't come that summer because he supposedly has a new dad. This allows Scout to grow up or like see the side that she hasn't because she has no one to play with. This is good for scout Becuase she needs to learn and grow up sooner or later or she won't understand anything going on in the trial. However, Dill does escape and come back Becuase he feels like his parents aren paying attention to him. All during this Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her church which is an all black church which is very poor. During the trial Calpurnia becomes an important character Becuase she shows the difference of the white world that she works in and the black world that she is apart of during the trial. Overall, in these chapters the trial opens and up and the whole Finch family is being talked about and no one is on their side but a few. As the chapters unwind the trial gets deeper and deeper as the blacks fight the ewells.

TKAM Chapters 15-17

These chapters finally got into the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping the daughter of Robert Ewell.  The plot has finally begun to pick up and it has become increasingly interesting.  Atticus, who is defending Tom, knows he has a low chance of winning this case, and because he is defending a black man, his reputation is on the line.  If he wins, the public will hate him for saving him, but if he loses, his reputation will be lost and he will have the guilt of knowing a person was killed because he didn't persuade the jury.  Either way, Atticus' career appears to be coming to an end.

To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 15, 16,& 17

       In these chapters the trial really begins to heat up.  In one of the chapters Scout, Jem, and Dill sneak out to see what Atticus was doing out so late when they see him camped out in front of the county jail.  After a few minutes they witness Atticus being addressed by an angry mob.  Scout cannot help but to run to her father.  Jem and Dill follow her through the crowd. During this ordeal Jem makes a stand after Atticus tells him

to go home.  He does so because he knows the men in the mob won't hurt his father with him there. After it's all over Scout tells us Atticus rubbed Jems head, his one sign of affection. Most parents would be mad if their child ignored there demands.  I think Atticus was very proud of Jem for standing his ground in the face of many angry men.

To Kill a Mockingbird 15-17

In these chapters, it seems as though Atticus faces many struggles for defending Tom Robinson. The crowds forming outside his door I thought it was very extreme. Everyone judges him for his  beliefs about equal races. Granted during that time period segregation was at an all time high, but it makes me feel bad for Scout and Jem having to witness their father go through all this criticism. Dill is their to help support them but he doesnt understand what is really going on, considering he ran away from home because he thinks his parents are ignoring him in their room but they really are up to something else. I thought Atticus would have been mad at the fact his kids snuck out to see him but he did not seemed bothered. He defended his children and will not back down from his beliefs.

Tkam 15-17

In these chapters we learn how serious the actual risk Atticus is taking. He could lose everything he owns even his land. He could be shuned  by every one in maycomb just for representing a Blackman in court for something he didn't do. Atticus realizes it's better to do what's right even though it could surely ruin his life for ever. 

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 15, 16, 17.

Chapter 15 was the most obvious example of Scout's unreliable narration. She is completely unaware of why Jem would be concerned about Atticus, and the fact that the group of people that were talking to him were a lynch mob, hungry for blood and a sense of fulfillment and justice. At least, their idea of it. Also, Jem's role in Scout's life has taken a huge turn from what it once was, and that void was filled by Dill, in a way. Chapter 16 just goes to show further how unreliable Scout is going to be during the chapters related to court, but she is slowly coming to understand the world around her more and more, and Jem's new-found maturity is surely helping her on her way. Well, I stand corrected on chapter 17. Scout seems to know what leads Atticus is chasing, and what could be his downfalls. I honestly thought she would be more lost on all this, but I guess it's understandable if she spent a lot of her years talking to her dad about law. Either way, I really like how the courtroom scene is going, and I want to see how this all ends.

Chapters 10 and 11

After reading chapter 10 and 11 I was sip prided when Aticus shot that old dog because we just heard from scout how she thought that Aticus was too old and fetal to do anything with any significance. I thought it was strange that scout would bash Aticus by saying he could not do anything when he has don't nothing ever bad to her,  and even though he is not there all the time he is still loving and a good dad. It these chapters we learn that ut is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they do nothing but sing there songs to the world. 

TKAM Chapters 15,16,17

Chapter 15: In this chapter it did not clearly say what those men planned on doing to Tom Robinson. However, the emotions that the charaters had portrayed stated that what they planned on doing would cause harm to Tom, and most likely to Atticus if he tried to stop them. I predict that in the upcoming chapters something bad is going to happen to Atticus. Being that the author already lead us to believe that something bad was going to happen to him in this chapter basically assures us that something will happen in the next.

Chapter 16: During this chapter Aunt Alexandra talks more about Calpurnia as if she is not considered family. She also aggrivates Atticus by disaproving Scouts behavior. Throught this chapter we learn more about the trial and what the future chapters behold. I think that the judge is going to pick fairely and give Tom an equal chance to clear his name as he would do with a white person. However, being that he is considered a casual guy he might leave it up to the jury to decide, resulting in Tom Robinson being guilty.

Chapter 17: Throught the trial Atticus tries to trick Mayellas father into confessing that he was infact the one who beat her, not Tom Robinson. I think that Mayella is being threated to not say anything and go along with her fathers story. Being that he got extremely angry and defensive when he was being accused I think that he is going to be the one who hurts Atticus.