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The movie to kill a mockingbird starts off with Mr. Cunningham giving Atticus hickory nuts as a form of payment because they were too poor during the time of the great depression. The children, Scout and Jem then meet Dill and they quickly become friends. We are then introduced to their neighbour, Mrs. Dubose. Later on, there is a sene where Atticus teaches Scout how to read. At that time, it was not very common to be able to read. After Scout and Jem go to sleep, Atticus is then approached with the offer to defend Tom Robinson and Atticus accepts this job. Scout, Jem and Dill then play with the tyre and they end up knocking into Boo Radley's house. The mischevious kids, being curious about Boo Radley, then proceed to go to the court house to see where Boo Radley is locked up. We then see Mr Ewell, the man that accused Tom Robinson of rape, threaten Atticus. Later on that day, the three children decide to sneak into Boo Radley's house to see how he looks like. Later on, Mr Radl...

CHAPTER 8 1. how does Jem respond to Atticus's compliment about the snowman? What does this suggest about their relationship?  It shows that he is not sad and does not feel uncomfortable 2. what does the town's response to the fire at Miss Maudie's house reveal about Maycomb's universe of obligation in this chapter? A community's universe of obligation includes the circle of individuals and groups toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries call for amends. In other words, a community's universe of obligation consists of those its members believe are worthy of respect and protection. It will not be easy and Maycomb is a very prejudiced area  CHAPTER 9 1. what is Aunt Alexandra's vision for what is "lady-like"? how does Scout respond to that vision? what does Atticus think about Scout's conformity to gender roles?  A lady-like person does not swear. Scout does not care. Atticus scolds Scout  2....