To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 9 Analysis

To demonstrate, when Scout stated “Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked jem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him (Lee 88)”. This shows that Scout is taking Atticus’ request to heart and not wanting to embarrass him by fighting again. It also shows that Atticus messages and talks with scout about justice and judgment had gotten to her if she didn’t want to let him down by fighting another girl. To show sequence, For example, why Atticus is defending a man of colour, “You mean if you didn’t defend that man, Jem and me wouldn’t have to mind you anymore?” (Lee 86). The lessons that Atticus gives Scouts are essential to living in the “real world”, like respecting all races, and the fact that he’s defending a man of colour shows his children to treat people

The black characters act justly throughout the novel by treating every one with equality and respect. In Chapter 12, when Jem and Scout visit Calpurnia’s Negro church for the Sunday service, Lula, a hostile Negro woman tells them impolitely to leave. Calpurnia defends the children and contradicts Lula by saying, “It’s the same God, ain’t it?” Amidst an argument over the antagonistic rifts between black and white regimes, Calpurnia acknowledges that all people, no matter the race, worship the same God, and are therefore equal. During Chapter 12, after the church service, Reverend Sykes takes up an extra collection of money that is collected towards Tom Robinson's wife, who has not been able to find work since her husband is sent to jail since he allegedly rapes a white woman. Reverend Sykes tells the attendees of the service, “I want all of you with no children to make a sacrifice and give one more dime a piece.” The Revenant shows justice by being equal and respectful towards everyone. In order to be fair he asks those who don’t have a family to feed and shelter to donate an extra dime, and not forcing those who have a family to donate extra money. During his testimony in Chapter 19, Tom Robinson states a different story than that of Mayalla’s; he is then questioned on whether he is accusing Mayella of being a liar. Tom refuses to accuse Mayella of lying, but persistently says that she is "mistaken in her mind." This shows Tom’s unrelenting respect and honest living; even though Mayella is unjust to him, he continues to treat her with justice and respect because he knows that she is just a little girl who is lonely and even though she sent him

Atticus (Scout's Father) gets called a “Nigger Lover” and Scout is told by Cecil Jacobs that her daddy defends niggers. “He had announced in the school yard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggers. ”-Lee That is actually true but Cecil meant it in a bad way as if it was wrong to do so. That quote from the story shows that their family is going through the worst from doing the good.

Chapters nine and ten of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is being provoked by the school kids about how her father defends “negroes”, she was asked to keep her temper but she’s really struggling. Especially with her family around Christmas. When at her affluent Aunt’s house, her torment didn’t end, she was aggravated by her cousin Francis, and couldn’t keep her cool. She couldn’t stand the thought of her father being a laughing stock of the town, and a disgrace to the family, since he was given such a controversial case, defending a “lesser”, judged by the color of his skin. Scout is a very tough girl, she does not like being judged or laughed at, as well as not taking very kindly to it; she is quite the hot head.

As a child, Scout experienced injustice. Since she was just a child, it was very easy for others to treat her unjustly. Her classmates, Mrs. Caroline, and Mr. Ewell criticized and harmed her for unjust reasons. Cecil Jacobs, one of Scout 's classmates, said, “Scout Finch 's daddy defended niggers.” (Lee 99). Cecil insulted Scout, making her upset. Scout wanted to start a fight, but was stopped by her brother, Jem Finch. Even as a child,

When Atticus and Scout are discussing Tom Robinson’s case, he informs Scout about the backlash she will be hearing in school and how to rise above it: “‘You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fist down’… ‘Try fighting with your head for a change’”. (124; ch.9). Scout first instinct when it comes to anything infuriating is to fight, which causes her some trouble. As a respectable person, Atticus tells Scout that the way to rise above the anger inside is to keep it to herself. She doesn’t fight the whole rest of the novel, which creates a stronger mentality for such a spontaneous girl. It

One day during school, Cecil Jacobs from school insults, “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from the water-tank!” Cecil describes Scout’s father as a “disgrace.” This expresses people’s improper actions of discriminating against others and makes racists look unjust. The use of the word choice also displays how Atticus’ family endured criticism from the unequal white people. Therefore, Lee develops the racists as unethical against Scout’s family and develops sympathy for people acting to end

Next, Scout learned about courage from Atticus. He had a court case that was causing a great deal of controversy in Maycomb County. “Scout Finch’s daddy defended n*****s,” a boy from school, Cecil Jacobs, had exclaimed to the whole schoolyard (Lee, 99). This was the start of a massive amount of rumors and prejudices among the white people about Atticus Finch and his family. On the other hand, the African Americans in Maycomb County were grateful for Atticus defending one of their own, who had done nothing wrong, against a despicable white man and his daughter, on charges of rape. “I looked around. They were standing. All around us and in the balcony on the opposite wall, the Negroes were getting to their feet. Reverend Sykes’s voice was as distant as Judge Taylor’s: ‘Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’,’”(Lee, 283). Scout had observed that the Negroes all were standing due to the fact they respected Atticus for trying to defend even if he knew there was no way of winning. Throughout all the judgement from the whites

The incident at school sparks Scout’s curiosity in Atticus’s new case, so she asks Atticus, “Do you defend niggers, Atticus?” (Lee 99). This is an indication that Scout has some understandings of racism, but they are limited to what sees in the little town. She is still too innocent to question the moral correctness of racism and understand Atticus’s decision to defend a black

When Atticus is talking to Scout about her fighting at school, he explains to her that fighting isn't always the solution for something, and that it's better to fight with her head instead of acting impulsively. “No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change. it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” (p.101).

Throughout this novel, Scout gains insight into herself by learning to cope with racism. Scout first discovers that her father is defending Tom Robinson, an African American in the Maycomb community after she gets into a brawl with Cecil Jacobs when he calls her father a “nigger-lover”. “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting anymore … the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be”(Pg. 74). This quote shows how Scout has to cope with different ways to deal with the racism directed toward her father for defending a black man. Moreover, Scout learns to refrain from showing belligerence to those who insult her family and, instead turns to ignoring them and not giving them a reaction. When Scout acts out and harms those who are racist toward her family, it shows how she finds racism morally incorrect. Though she does not know what the term nigger-lover means, she still acts out because she is aware that it is an offensive term. Scout believes that people should not be discriminated against and her bursts of anger support this concept. Racism provides maturing children insight into themselves because whilst Scout

In particular, in the scene where Scout is playing with her schoolmates, Cecil Jacobs accuses her father of being a “nigger-lover” (Lee 82). This reveals how these little kids who are taught to hatred, and intolerance by society are obtaining the same habit, which will later on be passed through their children, and so on. Finally, during the Christmas dinner, Jem and Scout sit through being tormented by their cousin Francis who persistently calls Atticus a “nigger lover”. Not short after, Scout loses her temper and punches Francis square in the face (Lee 110-111). These scenes are notable to the theme of racism because it is finally crystal clear how Maycomb’s disease is engulfing these kids one by

These comments made by Francis make Scout angry and she eventually resorts to hurting Francis after he continuously says Atticus is a “nigger-lover” (110-112). These comments made by Francis are very ironic considering their family is celebrating Christmas, a time of giving and joy, when he says

“‘You know the truth, and the truth is this: some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to trusted around women- black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.’” (Lee 204) This speech was to help people open their eyes to the evils of racism. It also taught Scout that she shouldn’t judge people based on the color of their

Though Calpurnia and the people involved in Calpurnia’s life are greatly impacted, Jean Louise Finch, a.k.a. Scout, deals with more confusion and frustration brought on by racial discrimination. During a day at school, Scout encountered Cecil Jacobs and his ignorant mind. “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more… I soon forgot. Cecil Jacobs made me forget. He had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers”(Lee 99). Scout did not realize what this meant, but she was hurt by it any way. Scout is affected by a copious amount of racism, she just has no clue what is zipping around her. When she confronted Atticus about him defending Negroes, he said of course he does, and to not use