Chapter 14/15 Why are these chapters in the book? How do they push the plot? Lewis-Pierce

              These chapters are in the book to introduce the conflicts in part two, Aunt Alexandra and
Tom Robinson. After Dill, Jem, and Scout leave the house after dark to follow Atticus, they discover their father and a group of men outside the jail arguing, "In ones and twos, men got out of their cars.
 Shadows became substance as light revealed solid shapes moving towards the jail door. Atticus
remained where he was", "'You know what we want,' another man said. 'Get aside from the door, Mr.
Finch,'" (171-172). This is about Tim Robinson, as these men want to hurt him for being accused of rape. These chapters are also developing Aunt Alexandra's character. We were already introduced to Aunt Alexandra, but we didn't know she would be a main character in the book until she was reintroduced later. Now that she is living with Scout, she is talking to Atticus about teaching Scout how to be more lady-like and proper. Scout is very displeased by this, even crying about it at one point, so we know that if this does happen it will not be easy for Scout. These are the two new conflicts in the book. As Harper Lee shifts the plot from more child-like themes to more adult ones, she is introducing and developing new conflicts. And until chapters 14/15 the reader did not know a lot about either of these two subjects, so with these chapters it pushes the plot further.

Will Aunt Alexandra's teaching be helpful or hurtful to Scout growth?
What is the main difference between the conflict in part 1 being a monster, and in part 2 being a trial?
Do you think Scout will end up meeting and communicating with Tom Robinson?

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