Chapter 26-27 What is ironic about the lesson Miss Gates is teaching the children? McNamara

In chapter 26 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes Scout learning about current events
in class.  In her class, Harper Lee chose to include Cecil Jacobs talking about the inequalities
Adolf Hitler is showing Jewish people.  After this, Miss Gates tells the class that Maycomb is
will never be this way because Maycomb is a democracy, and Germany is a dictatorship.  In
response to a question asked about why Hitler doesn’t like the Jews, Miss Gates says, “I don’t
know Henry. They contribute to every society they live in, and most of all, they are a
deeply religious people.”  Harper Lee included this conversation during Scouts class because it \shows how the town of Maycomb doesn’t realize that there are major inequalities going on in
their own town. This passage relates to the conversation Aunt Alexandra was having with the
ladies of the town because both conversations show how ignorant Maycmb really is. 
Throughout these chapters, Scout has grown to understand that there are inequalities in her town,
and nobody wants to do a thing about them.  
Will Scout try and do anything about the inequalities in
Maycomb?
Will Harper Lee include more discussion about current
events?

How will Miss Gates further discuss the topic of Democracy in Scouts
class?

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2019 at 9:07 AM

    We see that when Scout is older, she is an advocate for social justice, and fights against prejudice. We also know that already, Scout knows what Maycomb really is, and is strongly against the inequalities minorities in Maycomb face. Although, I don't think that Scout will try to do anything about the inequalities because Atticus very strongly was against the idea. I think when Scout is a few years older, she will be deep into the path of fighting for social justice. I would say, for Scout to be passionate about this, she would have to first-hand see another unfair event that takes place in Maycomb, just like what happened to Tom Robinson.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousOctober 4, 2019 at 9:24 AM

    As Scout has grown she has retained a better understanding of racism and inequalities. In addition the Tom Robinson case has also given Scout a better understanding of racism. I believe that as Scout grows up she will begin to become more active in standing up for the inequalities in Maycomb. Through what Scout has been through in her childhood so far, she is different from other children of Maycomb as she does not stand for racism. Atticus has given Scout a foundation of being fair to everyone no matter what race one comes from.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousOctober 4, 2019 at 11:09 AM

    I do not believe that there will be more discussion on current events in the book. I think that Larper Hee was just trying to make a point about how ignorant the people of Maycomb are and she has now proved her point.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chp. 28-29 Make a list of mistakes that Jem and Scout make on their way home from school.

           While Jem and Scout were very brave on their walk home from the pageant, being able to survive  an attack from a grown man with a knife, they made multiple mistakes that nearly cost them their lives.  The first was Scout forgetting her shoes. One part of their journey has them walk by a large tree, which  roots spread out onto the sidewalk These roots had already made Scout trip on the way there. If Scout  had her shoes, as soon as Jem realized something was wrong he could've had them run right away, but  they could go no faster than a walk because of Scout's lack of shoes. The second was not accepting a ride.  They knew it was dark, and that they were alone, but they chose to walk. As the person offering the ride  came from the pageant, and Maycomb is a small town, the kids probably knew the man at least by name,  so they could've trusted him to take them home. The biggest mistake was probably Jem'...
Read more

Discuss Atticus’ explanation for the case to Scout. What does Atticus mean when he says, “simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win…” - Rafaela Datel

Atticus’ explanation to Scout about the case consists of a softer, but still factual and informative, view of the position he’s in. He tells her about Tom Robinson and why he feels the need to defend him the best he can, while sparing her the details of what exactly people say that Tom did as well as the town’s begrudging talk. Being honest with Scout is something that Atticus always prioritizes, but he also turns the conversation into a lesson, acknowledging that to defend this man is his duty and that “if [he] didn’t, [he] couldn’t hold up [his] head in town.” (86) This can be read as Harper Lee furthering Scout’s growth, as having her father discuss the case with her is a pivotal moment in her coming of age. She learns about Atticus’ sense of empathy and duty, even if the case cannot be won. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (87) Atticus tell her. The battle that they are fighting started long before them, and i...
Read more

1.)How does Scout end up with a blanket across her shoulders? Why would Harper Lee include this moment in the book? - Murray

Scout ends up with a blanket on his shoulders because of Boo Radley. While the fire was happening Boo Radley came out of his house and put the blanket of Scout’s shoulders. When Atticus points out to Scout that she wasn’t supposed to move from a specific spot Atticus questions that because of the blanket. Prior to Atticus pointing this out to to Scout she nor Jem has any idea how she got the blanket. They later figure out that it was Boo Radley. They know this because they were standing down by the Radley’s house when the fire was happening. They eliminated that the mystery person could not have been Nathan Radley because he was out helping with the fire. This leaves them with the only option of Boo Radley. I think that Lee includes this in the text because something else is happening in the book that is major. A house is on fire. But at the same time she includes this part in the novel because it shows that Boo Radley is still a mystery to Scout and Jem. It aso is going against the “...
Read more