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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1 Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Chapters 1-3
1. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and the father of Jean Louise (Scout) and Jem Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator of the story. Jem is the brother of Jean Louise. Maycomb is the city and county where the story takes place. Calpurnia is the maid and nanny of the Finch kids. Dill is the kid that comes to Maycomb every summer and plays with the Finches. The Radley place it the house where the Radleys live. Stephanie Crawford knows everything about everyone's family history and lives near the Finches. Arthur Radley is the mysterious man that never leaves the Radley place (only at night) everyone always tell strange stories about him. Miss Caroline Fisher is Maycomb’s first grade teacher. Walter Cunningham is one of
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Jem’s punishment was to go read for Mrs. Dubouse for a whole month.
5. He learned that Mrs. Dubouse was sick and used Jem to stay clean before she died.
Chapters 12-14
1. Jem is growing up and isn't playing childhood games with Scout anymore. He tries to act more grown up.
2. Lula is the woman at Cal’s church that makes Jem and Scout feel unwelcome. Zeebo is the man who leads the church in singing hymns and is Cal’s son. Reverend Sykes is the Preacher of the church.
3. She learns that Cal acts like a black person when she is around black people and she acts like a white person when she's with Jem and Scout and Atticus.
4. Aunt Alexandra was waiting for them at home. She had come to make Scout act more like a lady.
5. She knew a lot about the people that lived in Maycomb and she fitted right in with them. But Aunt Alexandra didn’t agree with the way Atticus raised the children.
6. Atticus tells the children to treat their aunt with respect and listen to her advice given to them. He also tells them that their relationship will always stay the same.
7. Jem and Scout start to split apart because Jem is maturing. Scout doesn't like when Jem tells her what to do, but when pride is at stake they join

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