Chapter Summaries

To Kill a Chapters 7 - 9 Mockingbird

Evidence of Hatred: The Plot Develops

Who is Boo Radley?

CHAPTER SUMMARIES

To Kill a Chapters 7 - 9 Mockingbird

Chapter 8
Winter rolls in (p. 63) The Snowman Miss Maudies house fire (p. 68) Scouts blanket (p. 71) Jem tells Atticus truth about Boo (p. 72)

Chapter 7
Jems story about his pants being sewn (p. 58) More presents at the Radley Place: Twine, soap carvings and a pocket watch Nathan Radley and the Cemented Hole (p. 62)

Chapter 9
Scout bullied at school (p. 74) Lawyers and Negroes (p. 75) Christmas and cousin Francis (p. 81) Uncle Jack taught a lesson by Scout (p. 86) Foreshadowing encounters with hatred (p. 88)

WHO IS BOO RADLEY?

A Monster?

Childrens Description to Dill Communitys Fear

To Kill a Chapters 7 - 9 Mockingbird

After nine chapters, (each one heavily centered around Boo Radley), readers have yet to see or hear Boo Radley despite all that he has done so far. So

Victim of his Childhood?

Religious Upbringing Strict Father

Lonesome Man?

Subtle relationship with Scout and Jem Gifts to Children Blanket for Scout

WHO IS BOO RADLEY!?

EVIDENCE OF HATRED

Chapter Nine gives readers their first experience with the theme of racial prejudice within TKAM.

To Kill a Chapters 7 - 9 Mockingbird

Irony of Language:
Damn and Hell vs. Nigger (p. 79; 84)

School bully Defends Niggers (p. 74)

Cecil Jacobs

Foreshadowing Hate:
Atticus View

Defend negroes to maintain Character (p. 75)

Atticus and Jacks conversation about whats coming; a black mans word against the Ewells (p. 88)

Cousin Francis

Your father is a nigger-lover! (p. 83) Hes ruinin the family (p. 83)

Important Quote:
Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a negro comes up, is something I dont pretend to understand I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers instead of listening to the town (p. 88).