Calpurnia lets Scout know that if she cannot treat Walter properly, she can eat inside the kitchen. After that, “Calpurnia [sends Scout] through the swinging door to the diningroom with a stinging smack.” Scout gets her plate to go back to the kitchen to eat.
Table of Contents
Why does Calpurnia slap Scout?
Calpurnia lets Scout know that if she cannot treat Walter properly, she can eat inside the kitchen. After that, “Calpurnia [sends Scout] through the swinging door to the diningroom with a stinging smack.” Scout gets her plate to go back to the kitchen to eat.
What have Scout and Jem learned over the course of the novel How do these lessons differ from what they will learn in school?
How do those lessons differ from what she will learn in school? Scout and Jem learn that they should not judge a book by a cover because in the end Boo was the one that saved them. This can be taught in school, but you will never truly understand until you’ve gone through a situation having to do with that.
What lessons do Jem and Scout learn as a result of the trial?
Scout and Jem also learn that race relations in Maycomb or more complicated than they thought. During the trial, they meet Dolphus Raymond, who pretends to be drunk all of the time because he is living with a black woman and they have children. Maycomb tolerates him because he is from a wealthy family.
What are Scout’s 3 Mistakes?
Scout certainly starts off on the wrong foot her first day of school. First, she demonstrates that she knows how to read. Second, she demonstrates that she knows how to write. Third, she tries to offer an explanation for Walter Cunningham’s behavior when Miss Caroline tries to give him money for lunch.
What lessons does JEM teach scout?
Jem teaches Scout that it is ok to grow up. One of the characters that changes the most is Jem. He becomes a young man at the end of the novel. By his transformation, Scout is also able to grow up.
What did Miss Caroline do to scout?
When Miss Caroline concludes that Atticus must have taught Scout to read, she becomes very displeased and makes Scout feel guilty for being educated. When Scout attempts to explain these circumstances, however, Miss Caroline fails to understand and grows so frustrated that she slaps Scout’s hand with a ruler.
Who does Atticus say the crash hit the hardest?
“The Cunningham’s are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit the hardest.” The Cunningham’s were one of the poorest families in Maycomb, they were so poor that even the kids couldn’t come to school except for the first day.
Why does Scout beat up Walter What does this reveal about Scout?
Why does Scout beat up Walter in the school yard before lunch? She beat him up because he “made her start off on the wrong foot” with Miss Caroline. He almost died because he ate the pecans from the Radley’s house that feel onto the school yard.
What are some lessons that scout learns in To Kill a Mockingbird?
She learns more about her town and the people in it, prejudice, empathy, courage, she notices problems in herself and is taught the most important lesson that it is a sin to kill a mocking bird. Scout learns the facts of life and the rudiments she needs to progress in life.