Chapter 24

Questions:
1. Do you think Calpurnia is Scout's feminine model? Who is your model?
2. Why do you think she doesn't want to be a "lady"?
3. Discuss if she really needs to meet these ladies and behave like one at the age of eight?
4. How did you react when you learn what happened in jail?
5. Who do you think did it? Did you expect Tom's life was to end after this case?

Summary:

Aunt Alexandra invites over her women’s group to tea. Scout was wearing a dress and was serving tea with Calpurnia, and then Aunt Alexandra tells Scout to with the ladies. Scout while sitting down listens to the ladies discussing stuff. Then Atticus says some bad news about Tom Robinson getting shot many times in jail for trying to escape. He takes Calpurnia with him after that to give Tom Robinson’s family the bad news.

Literary Luminary:

Page 231 and 232 paragraph 1. I chose this because it showed that Mrs. Merriweather had no expirience with children since she had none in the first place.

Page 233 paragraph 2. This was nicely written and even though it was a dark mood the author described it in a way that got me interested.

Page 233 paragraph 3. This was nice to read for me becasue I saw Aunt Alexandra change a little. She and Miss Maudie didn't get along and now Maudie is backing her up.

Page 237 last sentence. I like it when Scout tries too level up to her aunt and how she is almost trying to prove something to her

Picture:

A very unfortunate thing happens in this chapter. Tom Robinson is shot when atempting an escape from the prison grounds. Tom Robinson symbolised a mockingbird because he was truly innocent but he died for nothing. I find Tom Robinson indeed very parallel to a Mocking bird. If something that is innocent that doesn't harm anything(like the way a mockingbird sings and how Tom helped Mayella out of pure good will) is locked away in a cage for no good reason it should be considered sinful.