Alexandra’s grandson. Scout thinks Francis is the most boring child she has ever met. She also has to put up with the fancy and clean Alexandra‚ who says that Scout should dress like a lady instead of wearing pants. On one night‚ Francis tells Scout that Dill is a runt and then calls Atticus a “nigger-lover.” Scout curses him and beats him up. Francis tells Alexandra and Uncle Jack that Scout hit him‚ and Uncle Jack spanks her without hearing her side of the story. After they return to Maycomb‚ Scout tells
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tomboy that never fails to take on dares or be proven wrong. Calpurnia is the black maid of Atticus that can read and write unlike most other black people in her time. 2) What did you learn about Dill’s Character? Dill is a friend of Jem and scout who comes over every summer. Dill is also a daring and cunning leader that says he is going to marry scout when he grows older. 3) What has happened to Arthur ’Boo’ Radley? Boo is Arthur’s nickname because he is locked up in his house by his father
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In the book‚ Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee‚ the author portrays Jean Louise Finch as a 25 year old woman‚ who is struggling with returning to her hometown and her family and leaving her past or continuing to live in New York. This book was a sequel to Harper Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird in which Scout (Jean Louise) is a 9 year old girl growing up in Maycomb. I didn’t like this book for many reasons. One thing I didn’t like was how the flashbacks were placed into the book. Lee would just write a
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themselves are the ones who provided the fear for everyone. As most children do Jem‚ Scout‚ and their newly-found friend Dill find amusements to make the days pass by with excitement. When they first met Dill at the beginning‚ the day’s play is in the backyard. The implication is that it becomes routine for them to play and that each day brings a different experience. When Dill joins them in their daily adventures‚ they begin to create more elaborate activities. Many days they spent improving the
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Chapter 5 •Scout convinces Jem to back off on the Radley game‚ and then Dill asks Scout to marry him. (Hey‚ it is the South.) •Despite this moment of passion‚ the boys spend most of their time together and neglect Scout. •So‚ Scout spends her time hanging out with Miss Maudie Atkinson‚ a usually stand-off-ish old lady. •Bonus: Miss Maudie makes the best cakes in the neighborhood‚ and bests of all‚ shares them with the three kids. •Flashback: Scout’s Uncle Jack has a history of flirting with
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they are half-white and white folks will not have them because they are colored‚ so they do not belong anywhere. When Dill gets sick from hearing Mr. Gilmer treat Tom Robinson madly at the court hearing‚ Scout tells Dill‚ “Well‚ Dill‚ after all he’s just a niger.” Just because of Tom’s skin color‚ Mr. Gilmer believes he can treat Tom badly. After Dill starts to feel sick‚ Scout and Dill leave the courtroom for a while. During their time outside‚ they learn that Dolphus Raymond‚ who is perceived by townsfolk
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a clear mind. Dill was very upset in how Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom‚ and started to cry. Him and Scout went outside where scout told him‚ well he is just a negro you know. Dill argued‚ he does not care‚ it is not right to do him that way. They found Mr. Raymond‚ who they thought was the town drunk‚ but only pretended to be one so people did not question why he was in love with a colored women. Mr. Raymond gave the two of them some advice. In chapter 20‚ Mr. Raymond tells Dill and Scout‚ “Maybe
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daily activities. But empathy is an ability‚ and that is the ability to put yourself in to a situation and to be able to judge from that new position/pov. Characters such as Atticus‚ Miss Maudie‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill all have this innate ability. d There is an example of empathy by Dill at the time of the trial when Tom Robinson is being questioned by
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By this time‚ Jem has reached the age of twelve‚ and he begins to demand that Scout “stop pestering him” and act more like a girl. Scout becomes upset and looks forward desperately to Dill’s arrival in the summer. To Scout’s disappointment‚ however‚ Dill does not come to Maycomb this year. He sends a letter saying that he has a new father (presumably‚ his mother has remarried) and will stay with his family in Meridian. To make matters worse‚ the state legislature‚ of which Atticus is a member‚ is called
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summer nights to find him “Because nobody could see them at night‚ because Atticus would be so deep in a book h wouldn’t hear the Kingdom coming‚ because if Boo Radley killed them they’d miss school instead of vacation” (58). This can show that Jem and Dill had decided to put careful planning on their ideas. If they were going to see him‚ they decided to make the most of their situation. However‚ the kids still had a mindful watch for their safety in the worst case scenario. This is extremely evident
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