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Agenda Notes on Ch. 23-25 Read Ch. 26

Agenda Notes on Ch. 23-25 Read Ch. 26. Ch. 23. Atticus’ characterization: Peaceful reaction to the confrontation with Bob Ewell . Declares himself “too old” to fight—two meanings too old and too mature. Willing to sacrifice his pride to save a Ewell kid a beating.

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Agenda Notes on Ch. 23-25 Read Ch. 26

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  1. AgendaNotes on Ch. 23-25Read Ch. 26

  2. Ch. 23 Atticus’ characterization: • Peaceful reaction to the confrontation with Bob Ewell. • Declares himself “too old” to fight—two meanings too old and too mature. • Willing to sacrifice his pride to save a Ewell kid a beating. • Unafraid of Bob Ewell, but perhaps he should be? • Believes a white man who cheats a black man is trash.

  3. Ch. 23 cont. Justice/Injustice in society: • “They couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life.” • “The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, bur people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box.” • “We generally get the juries we deserve.”

  4. Ch. 23 cont. Kinds of folks • Aunt Alexandra—Our kind of folks and everyone else. • Jem—There are four kinds of folks: People like the Finches, people like the Cunninghams, people like the Ewells, and the black community. • Finches look down on the Cunninghams, Cunninghams look down on the Ewells, the Ewells look down on the black community. • Scout—There’s just one kind of folks, just folks.

  5. Ch. 24 Ladies Tea: • Scout is invited to tea with the ladies of town. • The missionary circle is involved with bringing Christianity to African children. This is ironic, considering the racist views expressed at tea. • Miss Merriwether condemns Atticus and Miss Maudie shuts her down. Tom Robinson: • Felt hopeless in prison, tried to escape, was shot 17 times.

  6. Ch. 25 Reactions to Tom’s fate: • People in town attribute his action to cowardice and once again blame Tom’s race. • Helen collapses. • Mr. Underwood write an editorial piece about Tom Robinson.

  7. Echoes in the text Ch. 10 Ch. 25 “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “It was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children.”

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