... grow closer together, and Scout feels left out so she starts to spend more time with one of their neighbors Miss Maudie Atkinson, a widow with a flair for gardening and baking. Miss Maudie was a childhood friend of Atticus and his brother Jack and she explains to Scout that Boo Radley is very much ... The children return home to find the neighborhood adults assembled, brought out of their homes by the sound the of the shotgun. They include Atticus, Miss Maudie and Miss Stephanie Crawford. The gossiping Crawford tells the children that Nathan Radley has shot at a Negro in his yard. Atticus...

• Word Count: 2907
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... stood stock still, then grabbed me by the collar and hauled me to her desk. " (Lee 21). The fact that Scout explains Walter's case to Miss Caroline in an inaccurate way causes Miss Caroline to retaliate in an unfriendly matter, thinking Scout's motive was to embarrass her. Secondly, it is shown in Brave New World through Helmholtz" behavior. Helmholtz is not ... as the laughter still continued, closed it indignantly. " (Huxley 167). Because of the misinterpretation, tension is created between Savage and Helmholtz. In Scout's case, she gets her palm smacked by Miss Caroline's ruler. In ...

• Word Count: 3223
• Approx Pages: 13

... a lecture about Julia Severn who has naturally curly hair, saying he desires the hair to be "arranged closely, modestly, plainly" (P.63) and therefore tells Miss Temple "that girl's hair must be cut off entirely" (P.63). Jane's attention then moves to the ladies who have come in to the hall "attired in ... schooling in To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout also gets punished very early on, when she first starts school in September. She is also mistreated, as Miss Caroline who is from North Alabama does not understand how things work in Maycomb or why Scout is defending Walter. Therefore she punis...

• Word Count: 5125
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

... are distant from the reality, causing them to be confused about their perceptions of love. The symbolism of the mockingbird represents innocence. Therefore, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Miss Maudie explains this symbolism of innocence when she says, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... they don't do one thing but sing their hearts ... ...

• Word Count: 2763
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School