Transcript TKM Chapters 9-10

TKM Chapters 9-10
By Braden Schroeder, Lucan , Chase Bishop, Jolie Anderson, Spencer
Comingore, Alexander W. Engle, Tiffany Tolone, Trey Meyer, Clayton
Hallsen
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 9 begins with a boy, Cecil Jacobs, taunting Scout about
Atticus defending a negro, Tom Robinson. Cecil continues to taunt
Scout but she controls herself and does not fight him. The next day at
school, Scout approaches Cecil and tells him to take back what he said,
they almost get into another fight but Scout walks away. Then Christmas
came and things got worse.
Atticus, Scout, and Jem meet Uncle Jack Finch at the Maycomb
Junction, he would spend a week with them. The other new characters
introduced were Aunt Alexandra and Francis, Aunt Alexandra was
Atticus’s sister. Uncle Jack brought along with him two long thin
parcels which later were revealed to be Christmas presents from Atticus
to Jem and Scout.
Chapter 9 Summary continued
When it was time to open gifts the packages that Uncle Jack turned out
to be air rifles for Jem and Scout. After opening those presents they had to
travel to Finch’s Landing for Christmas with the family. That is where the
trouble between Scout and Francis begins. Francis starts to tell Scout how
Atticus has “ turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets
of Maycomb agin. He’s runin’ the family, that’s what he’s doin’.” Scout
finally can not hold in her anger and she punches Francis in the face.
Uncle Jack sees what happens and takes Scout to the ground after she
tries to run away. Scout screams at Uncle Jack “ I hate you an’ despise you an’
hope you die tomorrow!” Later on when Scout is in her room Uncle Jack
comes in tries to talk to Scout. She tells him how he didn’t let her tell her side
of the story. After she explains to Uncle Jack her side of the story he leaves to
go talk to Atticus. Then they talk about how Atticus is going to deal with the
Robinson case.
Important quotes in chapter 9
• “Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so
rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him, I could take being
called a coward for him.” –Scout Finch, p. 81
• “I was proceeding on the dim theory, aside from the innate
attractiveness of such words, that if Atticus discovered I had picked
them up at school he wouldn’t make me go.” –Scout Finch , p. 83
• “ I know. Your daughter gave me my first lessons this afternoon. She
said I didn’t understand children much and told me why. She was quite
right Atticus.” –Uncle Jack Finch, p. 91
Important characters in chapter 9
• Scout- tries to hold in her anger while people say bad things about Atticus
defending a negro. Although she tries to hold her anger in, she ends up
hitting Francis.
• Jem- gets an air rifle for Christmas from Atticus.
• Atticus- people talk badly about him because he is defending a negro. He
tries to push their comments away and to move on. Meanwhile, he gets
Scout and Jem air rifles for Christmas.
• Uncle Jack- Atticus’s brother, he comes to Maycomb every year for
Christmas and stays for a week.
• Aunt Alexandra- Atticus’s sister, grandma of Francis
• Francis- son of Aunt Alexandra's son, Henry. Francis is the grandson of
Aunt Alexandra.
Social and political implications in chapter 9
Social
Political
• Scout was able to explain to Uncle Jack how he
doesn’t understand children and it made sense to
him.
• Atticus and Uncle Jack had to discuss how Atticus
was not going to win the case and how Jem and
Scout are going to handle it.
• It is obvious that people are racist in Maycomb
county because of how they are saying bad things
about Atticus defending a negro.
• Scout and her family celebrate Christmas. This
shows how they are part of a religion.
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 10 starts with Scout talking to Calpurnia about how
Atticus is older than other dads and how he doesn’t do anything. Later
on Jem and Scout are walking down the street when they see Mr. Harry
Johnson’s dog, Tim Johnson walking funny on the road. Jem and Scout
go home to Calpurnia and to see if she can help the dog. When
Calpurnia goes to look at the dog she realizes that it is a “mad dog.”
Calpurnia calls and tells everyone that there is a mad dog on the lose
and that someone needs to come help.
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Atticus and Mr. Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, arrive to
help. Atticus is handed a rifle and he shoots the dog. Turns out Atticus
does do something, he is an excellent shot. His nickname as a kid was
Ol’ One-Shot, because he was so accurate with a gun. Jem seems
bothered by the fact that Atticus is such a good shot and does not want
Scout to tell anyone at school.
Important quotes in chapter 10
• “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go
after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but
remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” – Atticus Finch, p. 94
• “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.
They don’t eat up peoples gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t
do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill
a mockingbird.” – Miss Maudie, p. 94
Important characters in chapter 10
• Scout and Jem - spot the “mad dog”, they go and tell Calpurnia.
• Calpurnia- alerts everyone of the mad dog.
• Miss Maudie- explains to Scout and Jem why it is a sin to kill a
mockingbird she is Scout’s neighbor.
• Atticus- kills the mad dog, Tim Johnson. Atticus’s nickname is OneShot.
• Mr. Heck Tate- Maycomb county sheriff.
Social and political implications in chapter 10
Social
• The people of Maycomb agreed to kill Tim
Johnson because it was a mad dog.
• Jem and Scout talked to Calpurnia and Miss
Maudie about how Atticus does nothing and about
how he is older than other parents.
Political
• They determined that the right thing to do was
to kill Tim Johnson, if it was left alive it could
have hurt people.
• Atticus had to be careful taking the shot at the
dog because it was standing in front of the
Radley place. He waited a second to shoot to
make sure that he would not accidentally hit the
house or someone inside.