From Meridian, Mississippi, Dill will be spending the summer at the nearby house of Miss Rachel Haverford, his aunt. Once this background picture is complete, the real narrative begins with the first meeting of Scout, Jem, and "Dill", a feisty, imaginative boy who is nearly seven but very small for his age Dill defends his height saying, "I'm little but I'm old". Scout is almost six, and Jem is almost ten. The novel takes begins during the summer. However, Jem can remember his mother and Scout notices that he is occasionally nostalgic about her. Scout describes as her father as entirely "satisfactory," and her family's black cook, Calpurnia, as strict and "tyrannical." Scout and Jem's mother died of a heart attack when Scout was two and she has no memories of her. She notes, "There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County". Scout then describes Depression-era Maycomb, "an old tired town when I first knew it", summer heat and slow pace of life. They instead pled not guilty for first-degree murder, and were hanged, marking "probably the beginning of my father's profound distaste for criminal law." Atticus began his law practice in Maycomb, the county seat of Maycomb County, where his "office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard, and an unsullied Code of Alabama." His first case entailed defending two men who refused to plead guilty for second-degree murder. Their sister Alexandra remained at Finch's Landing. Scout's father, Atticus Finch, studied law in Montgomery while supporting his brother, John "Jack" Hale Finch, who was in medical school in Boston. The family lost its wealth in the Civil War. Having bought several slaves, he established a largely self-sufficient homestead and farm, Finch's Landing, near Saint Stephens. Their ancestor, a Methodist named Simon Finch, fled British persecution and eventually settled in Alabama, where he trapped animals for fur and practiced medicine. Next, Lee provides an overview of Finch family history. Atticus tells them to quit harassing the Radleys.The chapter opens with the introduction of the narrator, Scout (Jean Louise) Finch, her older brother Jem (Jeremy), and their friend and neighbor, Dill (Charles Baker Harris). The group is caught and Jem admits that they were trying to give a note to Boo. Dill sounds the alarm that Atticus is coming down the street. Dill and Scout are instructed to stand watch while Jem tries to slip the note into the house. Meanwhile, Dill and Jem hatch a plan to give a note to Boo Radley. Miss Atkinson explains that the Radleys are very strict Baptists and they stay reclusive for religious reasons. Scout begins to spend more time with Maudie Atkinson, their next door neighbor. She believes that the afternoon she rolled into the Radley yard, she could here someone inside of the house laughing at them Scout tells Jem that they should listen to Atticus and do what he says, but Jem thinks they can keep plying without getting in any further trouble. Atticus finds them playing in the yard and suspects that their game is at the expense of their neighbors and tells the trio to stop. This gives Jem the idea for them to pretend to be the Radley family. During a game, Scout is rolled onto the Radley while in a tire. The children start coming up with games to keep them occupied. School gets out for the summer and that means the arrival of Dill. The children have no idea who is leaving the items in the tree. Later, she and Jem find two pennies in the same tree. While walking home Scout finds two pieces of gum in the tree on the edge of the Radley lot. He shouts obscenities at Miss Fisher, causing her to cry. She sends him home, but the class explains thatĮwell children only come to the first day of school anyway. The student is Burris Ewell, who isįrom an extremely poor family. Back at school, Miss Caroline reacts badly to the When at home ScoutĬriticizes Walter for the way he eats his food, and Calpurnia scolds her for Jem stops theįight and invited Walter back to their house for lunch. Since she blames him for getting in trouble with their teacher. Scout starts a fight with Walter at lunch
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