To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 7 8 Key

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 7 -8 Key Quotes

Important Quotations Explained CONTEXTJem retrieves his shorts from the Radleys QUOTATION“…’They’d been sewed up. Not like a lady sewed ‘em, like somethin’ I’d try to do. All crooked. It’s almost like-’ ‘-somebody knew you were comin’ back for ‘em. ’” pg 65 EXPLANATIONLee carefully alludes to Boo Radley’s intervention in events here, through reference to a ‘clumsy’ manner in which the shorts had been repaired-suggests lack of time and knowledge-sets up later interventions by Boo in this chapter and after the fire-presents him as protective, caring

CONTEXTKey Quotation Analysis Jem’s reaction to the tree being sealed QUOTATION“When we went in the house I saw he had been crying; his face was dirty in all the right places, but I thought it odd that I had not heard him. ” (pg 70) EXPLANATIONJem reacted to the situation very seriously; left him shaken. Makes Scout uneasy to see her protective big brother crying, after telling her not to get upset. Jem sees loss of fun, innocence, excitement-angered and upset by end of fantasy and mystery

Key Quotation Analysis CONTEXTScout explains Maycomb’s superstitions QUOTATION“Mr Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents…the weather would change: Jem and I were burdened with the guilt of contributing to the aberrations of nature, thereby causing unhappiness to our neighbours and discomfort to ourselves. ” pg 70 EXPLANATIONIn Maycomb, children are not given a high status, are seen as meddlers and responsible for wrongdoing-high pressure on them to obey their parents and stick to Maycomb’s traditional values. Adds to Scout’s melodramatic view of the world, naivety shown.

Key Quotation Analysis CONTEXTBoo Radley places a blanket around Scout QUOTATION‘…whose blanket is that? ’ ‘Blanket? ’ ‘Yes ma’am, blanket. It isn’t ours. ’ … ‘…Someday maybe Scout can thank him for covering her up. ’ ‘Thank who? ’ I asked. ‘Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know when he put the blanket around you’” pg 80 EXPLANATIONBoo is portrayed as a silent hero-starts to change Scout and Jem’s perceptions of Boo from mysterious and dangerous figure to someone who is caring and protective, without looking for recognitionchallenges community’s perception of Boo