To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 26-14 Analysis

For this week, the chapters we were supposed to read were 26-31, signaling the end to this classic novel. Chapter 26 starts off when Jem and Scout return to school. In third grade, Scout and her classmates are assigned by her teacher, Ms. Gates, to bring a current event to school. The topic of Adolf Hitler is brought up one day when Scout's class is presenting their events. Ms. Gates shows a strong hatred to Hitler when talking about what he was doing, which I agree with. After school, Scout asks Atticus if it's ok to hate Hitler, to which he replies that it's not right to hate anybody in general. She then asks Jem why Ms. Gates hates Hitler and disagrees with what he is doing, but is showing prejudice towards black people. Jem angrily tells …show more content…
Then, Mr. Link Deas, Tom Robinson's employer, hires Tom's wife Helen. He finds out that Helen has to walk a mile to work everyday instead of taking the normal route because of the Ewell's taunting. I think that the Ewells are very disrespectful. Mr. Deas decides to walk her home after work one day. The following day, Mr. Ewell follows Helen, which I think is really creepy. Then, Mr. Deas threatens him again, which I think is very chivalrous. In the next chapter, Jem and Scout are walking to the high school for the party, with Scout's ham costume in tow. Suddenly, Cecil Jacobs jumps out and scares them, which I thought was funny. After the party, Scout and Jem walk home. Suddenly, they realize that they are being followed. Thinking it is Cecil again, they call out to him but get no response. Then, the pursuant runs towards them, resulting in Jem urging Scout to run. Scout, pinioned in her ham costume, falls instead and hears noises, eventually a crunching sound and a scream from Jem. Suddenly, the noises decrease and Scout only hears wheezing, which made me curious to know what it