Chapter 6
Why does Scout not approve of looking into the Radley house?
Chapter 7
After getting his pants back, what strange thing does Jem tell Scout?
Chapter 8
Why does Atticus save the wooden rocking chair?
Chapter 9
What does Scout’s Uncle mean when he says she is “growing out of her pants”?
Chapter 10
Why does Atticus tell the kids that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”?
5 comments:
chapter 7 response
After getting his pants bakc Jem tells Scout that they were untangled from the fence and the rips in them were sewed up. I think that Boo Radley did this for some reason. i think he may have felt bad about his brother nearly shooting Jem, Scout, and Dill. Or perhaps he felt bad for Jem and knew that he would have gotten in trouble if he hadn't gotten his pants back in perfect condition.
ch 7 response
Jem waited a week before he told Scout about his pants. He told scout that when he lost his pants they were tangled in the fencebut when he went back they were mended and folded across the fence and sewn up in a messy way. The pants were put back as if the person knew that he would be back for them and that worried both Jem and Scout.
Chapter 8 Response:
I feel there are many reasons that Atticus chose to save the wooden rocking chair. As Scout said, she "thought it sensible of him to save what she [Miss Maudie] valued most," (page 69.) Most everything else in the house could be replaced, but this chair must have had special meanings attached, making it irreplaceable. Also, it seems that all Miss Maudie needs to be happy is her flowers and little else. If that is the case, it was good that Atticus didn't bother with unneccessary things, and saved her chair which must be one of the few things that does make Miss Maudie happy.
~Cailin
Zoe, Jake, and Cailin, I agree with all three of you. I think Boo Radley may be the one who sewed the pants back up. It would definitely be strange to find the pants back in the same place. As for the wooden chair, I think this is another good example of what kind of person we see in Atticus. Thanks for responding with such good answers!
Chapter 8-
It was incredibly sensible of Atticus to save miss Maudie's chair, It obviously meant a lot to her. If Atticus had saved something else, it would have been less heartfelt, Judging by Miss Maudie's reaction, Atticus rescued the perfect thing.
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