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Task one: Harper Lee prepares us readers for the verdict through a tension in the courtroom. ‘The feeling grew until the atmosphere in the courtroom was exactly the same as a cold February morning’. This quotation is very strong because… Continue Reading →

Quotation -I thought he would have a fine surprise, but his face killed my joy. -Atticus got up from his chair, but he was moving slowly. Scout creates tension in chapter 13 as she is right in the middle of… Continue Reading →

In chapter 13, we meet another member of the Finch’s family. It was aunt Alexandra. This upset Scout

How was Calpurnia’s identity shown in chapter 12? In chapter 12, Calpurnia brought the children to her church which was different to what Jem and Scout was used to. It had no roof or Hymn books. After the service, we… Continue Reading →

How does Harper Lee present courage in chapter 11? In chapter 11, Harper Lee introduces Mrs Dubose as a new character who is already sick. Harper uses her to interact with Jem. Jem would have to read to her after… Continue Reading →

How do the children react to Atticus’s secret? Why? In chapter 10, Maycomb society came to a stand still as there was a ‘mad dog’  on the loose. Scout and Jem were inside their house watching Atticus, behind a glass… Continue Reading →

What do we learn about Atticus? In chapter 9 we found a quotation from Atticus saying ‘I’m simply defending a negro’ The word simply implies that defending a negro is a normal and is not significant to him. Saying this… Continue Reading →

Chapter 8 summary: In  chapter 8, there was a lot of key events like the house on fire and miss Maudie living with miss Stephane Crawford. There was also a big part where Boo Radley finally interacts with members of… Continue Reading →

Why is it important for characters to conceal the truth in order to maintain their social contracts? In chapter 6, there were incidents of lying in the town. Dill lied about being near the Radleys house. Instead, he said that… Continue Reading →

‘Our tacit treaty with miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbour’. This quote that I picked suggests that miss Maudie is easy to have a close relationship… Continue Reading →