CHAPTER 5:
Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson, how typical is she of Maycomb’s women? What do the children think of her?
Miss Maudie Atkinson is a very nice, polite and humane woman. She is not selfish, otherwise very considerate of others. The children consider Miss Maudie as their friend and an elder they admiralty trust.
CHAPTER 6:
What does Mr Nathan Radley know about the intruders in his garden? Why does Miss Stephanie Crawford refer to a ‘negro’ over whose head Mr Nathan has fired?
Mr Nathan Radley is aware that the intruder had left behind his pants as they were found caught in the back gate. Therefore he knew the intruder was a young boy and wanted no harm. Miss Stephanie Crawford refers to a ‘negro’ whose head Mr Nathan had fired as ‘Negros’ would be the first to get blamed for such crime due to the case Tom Robinson is currently facing and Stephanie is prone to starting rumours and gossip.
CHAPTER 8:
What is the ‘near libel’ which puts in the front yard? How do Miss Maudie and Atticus react to it?
CHAPTER 9:
How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time?
Atticus’s judgment and feeling towards defending Tom Robinson is not any different than any other defendant he has needed to support. The only difference in his work is the verbal abuse Atticus has to cope with. He believes he will try his best to defend Tom Robinson as he would with any other client. Other white lawyers, who would be in his shoes, would most likely not try their best at defending them as they are more concerned about what the town will say and think of them. This is where Atticus is different and unique, based on his values, beliefs, attitudes and judgment Atticus will strive his best at what he believes in.
When Francis talks to Scout he reveals an unpleasant feature of Aunt Alexandra. What is this?
Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it might be important in the story.
“But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, it wasn’t until many years later that I realised he wanted me to hear every word he said”. This was the final sentence in chapter 9. I think this means that Atticus purposefully let Scout listen in on specific conversations such as conversations in which Scout may need to know in the future or may need to understand this for unknown reasons, as he knew scout is the type of girl who takes in everything around her. This may be important as some of the conversations Scout had previously listened to may contain vital information she need to know later on.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Short Story Questions
1) What is the crowd?
The crowd in my short story is a group of high school girls who enjoy and find thrill in bullying and putting down other students.
2) What does the crowd value?
The crowd values their leader (most popular girl) and value others misery. The girls in the crowd believe that it is better bullying others than them getting bullied; they don’t have much consideration for others.
3) How does the hero challenge the values?
The hero challenges the crowd’s values by standing up for the other students who are getting bullied by the crowd, even though the hero doesn’t get bullied by this group.
The crowd in my short story is a group of high school girls who enjoy and find thrill in bullying and putting down other students.
2) What does the crowd value?
The crowd values their leader (most popular girl) and value others misery. The girls in the crowd believe that it is better bullying others than them getting bullied; they don’t have much consideration for others.
3) How does the hero challenge the values?
The hero challenges the crowd’s values by standing up for the other students who are getting bullied by the crowd, even though the hero doesn’t get bullied by this group.