To Kill a MockingbirdChapter 1
So far we have met the main character, Scout, her older brother, Jem, their dad, Atticus, the cook, Calpurina, Dill, and the Radleys. Scout and Jem's mom died when they were young and so they grew up with Calpurina as a mother figure. Their neighbor, Ms.Rachel, is having her nephew, Dill, stay for the summer, where he meets Scout and Jem. They tell him about the Radley house and all of the stories about house their son is crazy and the dad hates everyone. Dill then dares Jem to touch the house. Chapter 2 Scout goes to her first day of school. When her teacher, Miss Caroline, finds out that Scout can read and write, she is very displeased, as she shouldn't be learning that until third grade. During lunch and boy in Scout's class doesn't have lunch so Miss Caroline gives him a quarter to buy lunch and tells him that he can pay her back later. The boy's family is very poor so he will never be able to pay her back so he refuses. Miss Caroline is very confuses as she does not know the state of the boy's family. Scout tries to tell her about it but ends up getting slapped with a ruler. |