1. At school, Miss Caroline is upset that Scout has learned to read, and asks her not to have her father teach her anymore. Scout encounters an issue that only feeds to her disinterest of school. In this event, Scout’s confusion on what she has done wrong displays her innocence as a child. It was not her intention to be ahead in reading, instead it was something that she found came to her naturally.
2. Jem, Dill, and Scout decide to go spy on Boo Radley at his house, but barely escape when Nathan Radley shoots at the trespassers to leave his property. This event greatens the curiosity of who Boo Radley is. He still remains as a mystery yet to be discovered. Readers are filled with the same curiosity as the children in the novel.
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The courthouse holds the trial of Tom Robinson. Two main motifs, hypocrisies and secrets, are revealed in this event. Mayella keeps the truth of what really happened a secret from the court, hindering Tom’s chance of being found innocent. Though he is innocent, the hypocrisy that a black man is always guilty prevents him from being acquitted. Tom Robinson represents a mockingbird in the novel. He is mockingbird that is wrongly punished. In addition, Atticus’s courage and professionalism is displayed in this event as he defends Tom Robinson.
7. The morning after Tom Robinson’s trial the Finch family finds gifts left from the black community of Maycomb. This event is important because it shows the appreciation that they have for Atticus trying to prove Tom’s innocence. Even though Atticus didn’t win the trial, he defended Tom to the best of his abilities. Atticus’s attempt to do such a thing was something that no other lawyer would have put in the effort to do. For this, the black community of Maycomb is grateful.
8. As Scout joins Aunt Alexandra and her missionary circle for tea, she observes the rude statements and racist remarks being made. Here Scout witnesses the racist opinions that most of the town shares. She learns that only a few like Mrs. Maudie believe that Tom was innocent, and believe that black people aren’t beneath white people in terms of
2. Jem, Dill, and Scout decide to go spy on Boo Radley at his house, but barely escape when Nathan Radley shoots at the trespassers to leave his property. This event greatens the curiosity of who Boo Radley is. He still remains as a mystery yet to be discovered. Readers are filled with the same curiosity as the children in the novel.
3. While …show more content…
The courthouse holds the trial of Tom Robinson. Two main motifs, hypocrisies and secrets, are revealed in this event. Mayella keeps the truth of what really happened a secret from the court, hindering Tom’s chance of being found innocent. Though he is innocent, the hypocrisy that a black man is always guilty prevents him from being acquitted. Tom Robinson represents a mockingbird in the novel. He is mockingbird that is wrongly punished. In addition, Atticus’s courage and professionalism is displayed in this event as he defends Tom Robinson.
7. The morning after Tom Robinson’s trial the Finch family finds gifts left from the black community of Maycomb. This event is important because it shows the appreciation that they have for Atticus trying to prove Tom’s innocence. Even though Atticus didn’t win the trial, he defended Tom to the best of his abilities. Atticus’s attempt to do such a thing was something that no other lawyer would have put in the effort to do. For this, the black community of Maycomb is grateful.
8. As Scout joins Aunt Alexandra and her missionary circle for tea, she observes the rude statements and racist remarks being made. Here Scout witnesses the racist opinions that most of the town shares. She learns that only a few like Mrs. Maudie believe that Tom was innocent, and believe that black people aren’t beneath white people in terms of