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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1 Summary
I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 376. These chapters are about the ending of the book, and how the significant events that happened intertwine with the main plots and lessons that To Kill a Mockingbird taught the reader. In the beginning of the chapters the reader is brought into shock with the dreadful news about Tom Robinson's death. As time passes by summer ends and Dill returns home. Once school starts Jem and Scouts life begins to return back to normal; following a daily routine which consists of school, play, and study. At last the month of October came and soon after, Halloween. After Scouts performance at the school; pure darkness came upon the town. Jem and Scout decide to walk home together enjoying …show more content…
Both Jem and Scout thought this noise came from Cecil Jacobs: a boy who scared them earlier that day. After trying to taunt Cecil they find out its not him. In fact it was a grown man that was now starting to chase them! Jem and Scout started to sprint towards the large tree by their house, but when they reach it the man caught them. Both Jem and Scout were battling to get away from him. Scout managed to escape the mans strong arms but not Jem. All Scout heard after that was a brief grunt and moan. Not to long after she heard this noise she saw a mans shadow pick up the now unconscious Jem and bring him back to their house. The whole Finch family was alarmed and frightened with the sight of Jem’s unconscious body. Atticus immediately got ah-old of both Heck Tate; the sheriff and Dr. Reynolds; Maycomb’s beloved doctor. After Jem was put to sleep by Dr. Reynolds the family was well aware of his injuries. A broken arm and a big welt on his forehead. Scout then explained what happened and Heck distributed some alarming news. The man that attacked Jem and Scout was Bob Ewell himself, but Heck was not finished. Bob was also a dead man, literally he was

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