What happens in chapters 8 and 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Summary and Analysis Part 1: Chapters 8-9. For the first time in decades, Maycomb gets snow. School is closed, so Jem and Scout spend their day trying to build a snowman. Boo Radley walks up and puts a blanket around a shivering Scout’s shoulders, but both she and Jem are too engrossed in the fire to notice.

What happened in chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Summary: Chapter 11 Jem takes a baton from Scout and destroys all of Mrs. Dubose dies a little more than a month after Jem’s punishment ends. Atticus reveals to Jem that she was addicted to morphine and that the reading was part of her successful effort to combat this addiction. Atticus gives Jem a box that Mrs.

What happened in chapter 27 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Summary: Chapter 27 By the middle of October, Bob Ewell gets a job with the WPA, one of the Depression job programs, and loses it a few days later. He blames Atticus for “getting” his job. Bob Ewell then begins to follow Helen Robinson to work, keeping his distance but whispering obscenities at her.

What happened in Chapter 8 in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Summary: Chapter 8 There is even light snowfall, an event rare enough for school to be closed. Jem and Scout haul as much snow as they could from Miss Maudie’s yard to their own. That night, Atticus wakes Scout and helps her put on her bathrobe and coat and goes outside with her and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house is on fire.

Why does Miss Maudie hate her house?

One of the main reasons Miss Maudie claims to have hated her old home is because she has an affinity for being outside and gardening. Miss Maudie cannot stand being cooped up in her home and would prefer to spend the majority of her waking hours outside.

What is the best line in Chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

“ I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”

Why is Chapter 11 important in To Kill a Mockingbird?

This chapter indicates the similarities between Mrs. Dubose’s struggles to overcome her addiction to morphine, and Atticus’s fight to reduce the level of racism in Maycomb. Mrs. Dubose and Atticus both know they are going to lose their fights but they face them anyway.

Why is Mrs Dubose so mean?

Mrs. Dubose represents the way most of the town feels about the trial. She is an old woman who continuously yells at Jem and Scout as they pass by her house. The children are afraid of her because of the yelling and they are afraid that she might actually call to them.

How does Scout feel toward Aunt Alexandra at the end of Chapter 24?

Scout also feels suffocated by her aunt’s attentions. Yet in this chapter it becomes clear that Alexandra really does care about her brother. She is not as bigoted as we once thought. Apparently Alexandra has the capacity for change, and for empathy.

Who killed Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird?

On the night of the Halloween pageant Bob follows the children home and attacks them but Boo saves Jem and Scout but fatally stabs Bob Ewell. Atticus is convinced Jem killed Bob Ewell but Heck Tate (the sheriff) points out that Jem isn’t strong enough and after Bob broke his arm he wouldn’t have been able to stab him.

Who did Atticus kill Bob Ewell?

Atticus, who believes Jem is the one who killed Bob, thinks Heck wants to cover up the truth to protect Jem. Atticus is adamantly against lying to protect Jem. He thinks that protecting Jem from the law will undermine Atticus’s relationship with his children and everything that he has taught them.

Who died in Chapter 8 To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout narrates that old Mrs. Radley has died. Since Mrs. Radley has been reclusive, as have all the others in her family, her death little affects the neighborhood.

How old is Atticus?

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is nearly fifty when he is first appointed to defend Tom Robinson.

What does Scout see that frightens her chapter 8?

Terms in this set (6) What “aberration of nature” frightens Scout? Scout is frightened by the sight of snow. It has not snowed in Maycomb county for many years. Jem creates a figure out of mud and plasters snow over the outside.