TKM Chapter 25

As Jem gets older, he starts to make the right choice and do what he thinks is honest. When Scout decides to squish a small roly-poly that crawled into her room, he advises her not to squish it because " They dont bother anyone" When Jem was younger he wanted Boo Radley to come out fo his amusement but now he sees that if something is not hurting you, you should leave it alone. There is a pattern in the book about how you should not harm anything that doesnt hurt you. When Harper Lee mentions how important it is to not kill what does not harm you, it can compare tohow some people feel about the Japan Whaling issies. The whales do not harm anyone and it is illegal to kill them but Japan still hunts, kills, and sells the whales.

TKM Chapter 22

Tom Robinson's case was used as an example to show how people are not fair toward colored people. Tom Robinson was found guilty. Atticus' case was presented perfectly and he showed all of the holes on the defenses case. Atticus had a great case that was well presented but Tom was still found guilty. The people on the jury during the trial hated Tom because he was black and found him guilty because he was black. In this chapter, the towns people seemed to be cynical toward Tom. Even though Tom was found guilty it still made people think about how they looked at segregation and if it was the right thing to do. After the trial, Jem asks Atticus, "How could they do it, how could they?" Atticus told Jem, "I dont know, but they did it. They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it-seems only children weep" This case was like the State v. John Scopes trial where the point of the case was not to win, but to make people reconsider whether or not they were making the right decisions.

Chapter 10 TKM

Scout and Jem believe that thier father is not as cool as some of the fathers of kids at school. The children start to feel embarrised about their father. Calpurnia finds a mad dog roaming the streets and calls Atticus and the police. Atticus is told to shoot the dog and Jem and Scout find that their father used tobe the best marksman in Maycomb. This ties together Atticus and Boo Radley. Both of these characters have secrets from their past that they try to keep hidden.

Bout:A contest or trial of strength

TKM Chapter 9

In chapter 9, Atticus tells Scout that she cannot fight in school anymore. Scout says she's not going to fight anymore because Atticus rarely tells them to do anything. Atticus telling Scout not to fight represents his trial. Tom Robinson said he did not commit a crime and Scout is now trying to not get in fights.

Compensation: Something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.