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To Kill A Mockingbird

Chapter 24

+SummaryAunt Alexandra invites her missionary circle to tea Lets Calpurnia serve Ms. Stephanie Crawford: Do you want to be a lawyer? Since

you already attend trialsScout: No, I don’t want to be a lawyer. Just a lady.

Grace Merriweather: discuss the plight of the poor Mrunas, a benighted

African tribe being converted to Christianity, but then they badmouth their black servants.

distressing = when the colored help is cranky about something

important = to remind them that Jesus was never cranky about anything so they should strive to do the same.

Dissed Atticus Ms. Maudie = Angry

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Atticus comes homeTom Robinson = Dead

Tried to escape and was shot 17 times

Just another prisoner trying to escape to the guards

Atticus and Calpurnia go to inform Tom Robinson’s family of his death

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Aunt Alexandria = mad at the town for making Atticus do things

AA: “How can the town allow him to wreck himself in the pursuit of justice?”

MM: “the handful of people in this town with background share the principles he's working to uphold, and are grateful to Atticus for fighting on the side of the angels.”

Everyone returns to the living room acting like nothing was wrong = courage

+Characters and Quotes

Scout

-pleased Aunt A. for (1) wearing a pink dress. (2) managed to carry something without spilling it

+Characters and Quotes

Grace Merriweather- Member of Alexandra’s social circle

- Hypocrite

- Says she wants to help Africans but does not treat Black people well

- “some good but misguided people…folks who think they’re doing right…”

- “there is nothing more distracting than a sulky darky…”

+Characters and Quotes

Maudie Atkinson- Got irritated at Mrs. Merriweather

- “His food doesn’t stick going down, does it?”

- “the handful of people who say fair trial is not marked White Only; the handful of people who fair trial is for everybody…”

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Alexandra Finch

- “ It tears him to pieces. He doesn't’t show it much, but it tears him to pieces. I’ve seen him…what else do they want from him?”

+Symbolism