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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

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The key chapters in part 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird are 19, 20, 24, 28, and 29. Chapter 19 features Tom Robinson's testimony, chapter 20 reveals his guilty verdict, and chapter 24 highlights Scout's...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, significant quotes from chapters 1-16 highlight themes of empathy, morality, and social issues. Atticus Finch's advice to Scout to "climb into his skin and walk around in...

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The final chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird explain its first sentence, which mentions Jem breaking his arm, by detailing the events leading to Bob Ewell’s attack on Jem and Scout. During the attack,...

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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has two main climactic moments. The first is the guilty verdict in Tom Robinson's trial, which represents a turning point for the Finch children as they...

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In chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird, the mood changes from light-hearted and humorous during the Halloween pageant to ominous and threatening during the walk home. At the pageant, the community...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses foreshadowing to hint at future events and build suspense. In earlier chapters, instances such as Dill's letter about his new father and Calpurnia's church...

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The incident of Jem's arm being broken frames Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Interestingly, this incident happens in the narrative right before Jem turns thirteen, an age when most enter...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Bob Ewell dies after attacking Scout and Jem. Boo Radley intervenes, saving the children by stabbing Ewell with a kitchen knife. The sheriff, Heck Tate, decides to report...

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ATTICUS.  Atticus displays his gratitude to Boo for protecting Jem and Scout in his typical reserved manner. "Thank you for my children, Arthur," he said. (Chapter 30) JEM. ...

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Jem assumes that Boo Radley stays inside his house because he wants to, possibly to avoid the harsh realities and judgments of the outside world. This reflects Jem's growing understanding of human...

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The relationship between Boo Radley and the children in "To Kill a Mockingbird" evolves from fear and curiosity to understanding and friendship. Initially, Scout, Jem, and Dill view Boo as a...

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In Chapter 13, Scout discusses how old Maycomb is, calling it "ancient." She also says that the first tavern in the area was founded "in the dawn of history." Scout is clearly exaggerating...

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The action at the pageant is some of the most harrowing in To Kill a Mockingbird. The narrative starts innocuously enough; Jem accompanies Scout to her Halloween pageant. While backstage, Scout...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley kills Bob Ewell during an attack on Scout and Jem as they walk home from a Halloween pageant. Scout, hindered by her costume, cannot see the attacker, but later...

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Boo Radley is the person who rescued Jem and Scout.  The two children were walking back home after the school pageant that day.  Scout was embarrassed about having messed up in the school...

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It is important to understand that Atticus puts together a bunch of details and believes Jem must have killed Bob Ewell. This is Atticus' righteous character coming through and even though he...

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Boy, this is a tough question, since there is very little detailed information concerning the interior of either of the children's rooms. We do know that Jem's and Scout's bedrooms connect with a...

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Foreshadowing in To Kill a Mockingbird hints at Bob Ewell's attack through several instances. Bob Ewell's public threats and hostility towards Atticus Finch post-trial suggest his intent for revenge....

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, as Scout and Jem return home from a Halloween pageant, they are attacked by Bob Ewell. Initially thinking their stalker is a prankster, they soon realize the danger when...

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The passage that you are looking for can be found a couple pages into chapter 28.  It is after the pageant, and Scout is mortified that she had fallen asleep and missed her cue to come on...

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Cecil Jacobs makes his presence known before the Halloween pageant in To Kill a Mockingbird, so, naturally, Jem and Scout thinks it is him again afterward when they hear the mysterious noise...

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Bob Ewell is despicable. Besides using his welfare check for his drinking habit and keeping the children from having the food they need, he exploits his daughter, Mayella, in order to elevate...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, tension and unrest are pivotal throughout the novel, particularly surrounding the trial of Tom Robinson. Key moments of tension occur when Atticus shoots a rabid dog, faces...

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The package Dr. Reynolds is carrying most likely contains some kind of payment.  The book never specifically says. In chapter 30, Jem and Scout have been attacked been Bob Ewell. Jem is lying...

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As Scout is describing to Mr. Tate the circumstances leading up to she and Jem being attacked by Bob Ewell, she mentions that she shouted something loudly to Cecil Jacobs, who was dressed up as...

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Different publications of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird may have different page numbers, but the scene in question is found in chapter 28. This is the chapter where Jem and Scout are in...

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On the way home from the Halloween festival at school, Jem and Scout are attacked, and Jem, trying to save Scout, has his arm broken. Scout, knocked to the ground and unable to see due to her...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley significantly influences Scout and Jem's development. Initially seen as a mysterious figure, Boo fosters a bond by leaving gifts, which the children reciprocate...

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1. They are both childlike.  While Scout matures greatly throughout the novel, she still maintains an inquisitive nature, just likes Boo's childish curiosity (only he practices his from the...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, the tension before Jem and Scout's attack is heightened by several ominous details. Leading up to the attack, Bob Ewell's menacing behavior, Judge Taylor's home intrusion,...

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Additionally, Bob stalks Helen Robinson as she tries to work for Link Deas after her husband's death, and Link Deas has to start taking care of Helen on her way to and from work. Bob also threatens...

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The mockingbird's singing at the beginning of Chapter 28 serves to foreshadow the events to come later that night. The mockingbird serves at least two purpose: First, the "mocker," known for its...

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch is curious and outspoken in the early chapters, reflecting her innocence and naivety. As the story progresses, she becomes more empathetic and aware of social...

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