To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 14 Analysis

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In chapter 7, Jem came back for his pants he left at the Radley’s and when Jem came looking for it he found them hung neatly and the part that had been ripped was sewn crooked, they also look in the knot hole again and find a ball of grey twine later on they claim it as their own. Later they find all sorts of gifts in the knot hole and one day, Jem and Scout notice that the knothole had been plugged by cement. Nathan Radley says that the tree is dying.

In chapter 8, It is turning into winter and Jem and Scout make a snowman that looks like Mr.Avery. Mr. Avery gets offended by the snowman and tells Atticus to disguise the snowman. Mrs.Maudie’s house catches on fire.

In chapter 9, Scout almost starts a fight with Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that her father defends n words. Uncle Jack comes to Maycomb.

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