TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (2ND SUMMARY)

2ND SUMMARY  

CHAPTER 9-15

PAGE 74-155  

 

        At school, Scout fights with a Cecil Jacobs. He announced to the school yard that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends nigger.” Atticus Finch, both Jem and Scout’s father and a lawyer. He is defending Tom Robinson, a black man who accused of raping a white woman. Tom doesn’t have a hope to win, but Atticus will try to argue with it. 

        During Christmastime, Atticus’s brother Jack came to stay their house for a week. Scout is happy that Uncle Jack came to meet her. On Christmas day, Atticus brings his children and Jack to Atticus’s sister, Alexandra. There is Alexandra’s grandson Francis, who is the most boring child for Scout. Francis tells Scout that Dill is a runt and calls Atticus as Nigger Lover. So Scout curses and hits him. Francis tells to adults that Scout hit him. Uncle Jack spanks her without hearing her story. After they go back to Maycomb, Scout tells Jack that story and Jack gets angry. Scout makes him not to tell Atticus. After that happens, Scout hears that Tom is innocent.

        One day, a mad dog appears in the Maycomb and coming toward the Finch’s house. However, Atticus shots the animal. Jem and Scout are amazing that her/his father shoot the dog. Atticus tells Jem to be a gentleman to Mrs. Dubose, who always shouts at Jem and Scout. One day, Mrs. Dubose tells to children that Atticus is not any better than the niggers and trash he works for. Jem is totally get angry and destroys all of her camellia bushes. Atticus gives him a punishment that he needs to go to her house everyday for a month and read to her. Moreover, Atticus didn’t tell that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to Morphine and she dies after a month.

        By now, Jem became the age of twelve. Jem is annoying that Scout keeps bothering him; So Scout is just waiting Dill to arrive in this summer. But Dill does not come to Macomb in this year. He tells them that her mother remarried and stays in Meridian. So Calpurnia take the children to her church on Sunday. One day, Lula is angry that she is bringing white children to her church. But everyone welcomes the children except her. By the way, Tom Robinson has accused by Bob Ewell. Aunt Alexandra explains to children why Tom has been accused.

        Aunt Alexandria makes children not to go to the church on Sunday. She tries to Atticus to get out of Calpurina. When they go to the bed, Dill is hiding under the bed. He runs away from his house, because his mother and father don’t care of him. So Jem tells Atticus about what’s happening to Dill.One day, sheriff and some men come to Atticus’s house. They tell that Tom Robinson has to move to the Maycomb jail. The following evening, Jem, Scout, and Dill go to the town center with their father. Atticus goes to the Maycomb jail and takes the children home.