To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 3 Summary

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1. Jem beseeches Atticus to attend the biggest trial in the city, however his father says no.
2. As a result of Demeter’s anguish when Persephone leaves, plants and crops are unable to grow for six months.
3. Antigone furtively buries her brother in the ground at night when no one can see.
4. Tom Robinson is indicted for the crime of the rape of Mayella Ewell.
5. Santiago doggedly pursues the great marlin for three days until he finally brings the fish to shore.
6. George Milton and Lennie Small assimilate to their new job in Salinas Valley and coworkers on the farm.
7. Paul Baumer defers exiting the shell hole after he discovers the name of the dead body.
8. After being at sea for several days alone, Santiago becomes neurotic and begins

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