... side of Aunt Alexandra, but Scout is angry at being lectured to and attacks Jem. Atticus comes in to put them bed. Scout hears some noise from underneath her bed and looks to discover Dill hiding there. He has run away from home because his mother and new father were too ... People's prejudices are now coming to the fore, in particular at this time Aunt Alexandra's who refuses to allow Scout to visit Calpurnia's house, saying Young white girls don't spend time in black people's neighborhoods and definitely not inside their houses'. She further tries to have Calpurnia dismissed, but Attic...

• Word Count: 10075
• Approx Pages: 40
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... up to the old lady. Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose is terminally ill and when she dies a month later, she leaves Jem a single white camellia in her Will. For Christmas the children receive air rifles from Atticus to their great surprise. Atticus admits "I merely bowed to the inevitable" accepting ... in an old building called "First Purchase" because it was bought with the first earnings of the freed slaves. One of the congregation criticizes Calpurnia for bringing white children to a black church, but generally the congregation are friendly and the Rev. Sykes gives them a warm welc...

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