Reading Response #3

“I leaped off the steps and ran down the catwalk. It was easy to collar Francis. I said take it back quick, Francis jerked loose and sped into the old kitchen. “Nigger-lover!” he yelled (Lee 110).

The conflict for Scout having repercussions from her father’s job is hard, how conflict ripples outwards and affects everyone. Scout is in a verbal fight with Francis, she keeps it from becoming physical like she has become in the past. If Scout wasn’t a child, she might’ve not been as close to the situation, she’d be dealing with her own issues instead of her dads. Scout and Jem are gonna have a light shined on the discrimination in their town and understand what it really means.

 “he is not!” I roared “I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you better cut it out this red hot minute!”I leaped off the steps and ran down the catwalk. It was easy to coller Francis. I said take it back quick. I said take it back quick. Francis jerked loose and sped into the old kitchen. “Nigger-lover!” he yelled. When stalking ones prey, it is to take one’s time. Say nothing.”(Lee 110)

As scout is still a child she does not know what the word that is making her upset means, now if she was a adult and knew what the word ment she would probably still get mad or not car one of those two I expect the story to show us why they think that way and to show scout care more about people and their lives

"Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for"(Lee 117).

Jem and Scout was walking passed Mrs. Dubose house and she was on the front porch and she really hates the idea of Atticus representing a black man. She says multiple slews at both Jem and Scout and Jem has gotten enough of it and he takes a baton and destroys the bushes in front of Mrs. Dubose house. When Atticus gets home though he is quite upset to find out that Jem did that. Atticus doesn't show that he cares what she said about him and he stays professional and tells Jem he is going to go over to talk to Mrs Dubose. Being a child makes them get more violent them someone like Atticus. This event will impact the rest of the story because it won't be the last discrimination against this family and this shows Jem and Scout will need to watch what they are doing in the moment. Jem and Scout will be the main point of the part two event. Something will happen to them because of the trial. 

When Dill and Jem are planning To give Boo Radley a letter they do not want Scout in on it because she's a girl this is Individual Discrimination the reader can tell because Jem makes the joke “You're gettin’ more like a girl every day!”(lee 58) what has Lead to this is Jem and Dill are Discussing To go do something and Scout gets curious, This tells The reader that Jem would rather take on a problem on his own so Jem might not let scout talk to Boo Radley in the future this impacts scout the most because others are trying to control her life.

“Francis looked at me carefully, concluded that I had been sufficiently subdued, and crooned softly, ‘N*****-lover…’ This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth. My left impaired, I sailed in with my right, but not for long” (Lee 96). Scout had to make a difficult decision here because she knew that Atticus did not want her to fight anymore, especially over something someone was saying about him. But on the other hand, she didn't want to just sit around and listen to someone talk about him that way. Scout and Frances being children change their options because if they get in a fight they only have to suffer consequences from their parents. If they were adults their consequences could be worse. This event shows that Scout is still unable to control her temper, if she doesn't learn to control it then she could make more mistakes like this in the future. 

“‘Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one’s mine, I guess. 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 fists down.’' Scout is involved because her dad is an equal layer and people are racist and she thinks people are going to make fun or even bully her at school so this case isn't hard for Atticus it's hard for Scout as well. Being a child and getting made fun of for something you are not involved in is ridiculous but as an adult they would not make fun of you just not maybe act nicely towards you this could make Atticus more favorable from the blacks point of view but from the white people could get him a lot of hate. I think Scout and Jem are going to have to overcome the problem and believe that their dad is doing the right thing and are going to not let anyone talk down on their opinion. 

I think the conflict here is that Scout and Jem are being insulted because their father is defending a black man, Tom Robinson, in court against a white woman, Mayella Ewell. The townspeople are unable to see past the traditional norms and racist ideologies that they cling to.

“Come on, Scout,” he whispered. “Don’t pay any attention to her, just hold your head high and be a gentleman.”(Lee 135)  At this moment Jem Is making the decision to rise above and be the bigger person, advising scout to ignore the rude and insulting things Mrs. Dubose is saying about them and blatantly insulting their father. 

Jem and Scout being children during this interaction are different than if they were adults because as a child they struggle to see right from wrong and can take things to heart. They also know that they might have gotten in trouble with Atticus if they were to offend or cross Mrs. Dubose. This changes their options in their decision to rise above because had they been adults they would be able to speak freely without fear of consequences from Atticus. 

This is a very impactful moment because Jem decides to listen to Atticus and remain gentleman despite Mrs. Dubose’s insults. However, Jem is only a child and lets his emotions get the best of him, and in the following days after more rude comments from Mrs. Dubose he goes and cuts off the tops of all of Mrs. Dubose’s Camellia bushes. 

I think that Jem and Scout will learn from this and encounter more instances of being insulted and taunted because of Atticus’s role in defending a Black man. I think this because Atticus explains the importance of remaining respectful and that even though someone insults you, it's not an invitation to put even more hate into the world. 

“If uncle Atticus lets you run around with stray dogs, that’s his own business.” (Lee 110)

At this moment Scout was with her cousin Francis arguing about her friend Dill. Dill had come over to see Scout and Francis noticed him waiting for Scout. Then Francis goes on to bully Scout and call her and Atticus names like, “Nigger-lover”. Although Francis is doing all of this to Scout, she really can not do much about it because she is a kid. She yelled at him multiple times saying, “you better cut it out this red hot minute!”(Lee 110). Then Aunt Alexandra comes and sees them arguing and she gets upset at Scout for trying to get Francis to take back what he said. So even if Scout told her Aunt what actually happened, her aunt might not have believed her and just moved on. This event shows the reader that Scout and or Jem are dealing with these harsh comments and will continue to happen because of Atticus. Atticus is working on a case that some people are not in favor of so they bully Scout and Jem because their easy targets to blame. 

“Francis looked at me carefully, concluded that I had been sufficiently subdued, and crooned softly, ‘Ni**er-lover…’ This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth”(112). 

Scout had to make a decision here of whether or not she was going to stick up for her Dad. Word has spread around that Atticus is representing a black man in court and many people are in distress about it. Scout lets Francis get the best of her after he uses a racial slur referring to her dad’s situation. I think everyone can agree that hitting someone is never the right course of action, but Scout is still a child and can’t always control herself. If she was an adult maybe she would also understand the situation a little bit more than she does right now. This helps portray the idea that Scout and Jem tend to get into trouble all the time. I think in part two of the novel we were going to see something happen with the Atticus court case. I’m not sure what will happen, but I think something important will take place.

In chapter 9, Atticus is talking to Scout about how she doesnt need to fight the people who are rude to her. In This case he is talking about Cecil Jacob, a boy from school that is constantly making fun of Scout. She is always wanting to snap back at him but Atticus had told her that, “this time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we are fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home.” (Lee 87) this advice had helped Jem and Scout face the boy, Cecil Jacobs the next day at school. “You gotta make me first,” he yelled. “My Folks said your daddy was a disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from the water-tank” (Lee 87) The conflict in this part of the book would be Scouts strong dislike for Jacob and how angry he makes her with the insults and racist comments. Being young and black change the way that they would get punished if they had gotten into a physical fight with Jacob. I think that Jem and Scout will end up getting into a physical fight with this boy causing more issues later on, giving into their intrusive thoughts built from anger. 

Quote- “Your fathers no better than the n*ggers and trash he works for! Jem was scarlet. I Pulled at his sleeve” (Lee 117)

What's the conflict? Jem and scout are walking by Mrs. Dubose house and she starts telling Scout she shouldn't be wearing overalls and she should be wearing a dress because if not she would be waiting tables at the shady place on the north side. Mrs. Dubose continues to taunt Jem and Scout by saying Atticus is just as low in her eyes as the kind of people he's defending. 

How does being children limit their options- being children limits Jems and Scout options because they can't do anything when people say stuff about their father expect to just ignore it. 

This event impacts the story because Jem and Scout can't do anything about anyone saying that about Scout or atticus. They just have to ignore it so people take advantage of that. 

I think Jem and Scout will start to let the people taunting get to them and unleash their anger in part two. 

“‘Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one’s mine, I guess. 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 fists down.’” (94 Lee) 

This quote I decided to choose because it’s a big decision that Scout decided to make. This decision is presented to Scout by a kid named Cecil Jacobs being a jerk and deciding to say a racial slur and make fun of Scout's dad for defending a black man. As a child this decision is either walk away or knock the kids block off. Scout decided that Cecil Jacobs deserved to get served a knuckle sandwich. But as an adult you can’t really do that. You can defend your father or yourself with words or walk away. I assume the impact later will be Cecil calling Scout out, getting her in trouble and making her father look bad that his daughter would hit Cecil. I think it will make Scout and Jem have to have a conflict with Cecil again in the second part because he would most likely want to get back at Scout by either making their father look bad because of it or Scout will have to hit Cecil again.

“I drew a bead on him, remembered what Atticus said, then dropped my fists and walked away, ‘Scout’s a cow-ward!’ ringing in my ears.” (lee 89)

This is an example of Scout making a difficult decision because he was told he needed to stop fighting. He was then confronted by a kid and he chose to walk away from the conflict. Being a child he could just fight them where if it were two adults in the conflict they could get arrested and fined. They are avoiding fights and conflicts. I believe this could change the type of conflict in part two because they are trying to avoid the fights.

“You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, dont let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” (Lee 87)

Atticus knows that by taking the Tom Robinson case and the circumstances around it, more than just himself will be targeted by the community, specifically Jem and Scout. He is talking to them about why he is taking the case, Scout and Jem don't necessarily understand, but the reasoning is because Atticus believes it is right and he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he didn't and the consequences have to happen. Scout and Jem are immature when it comes to handling conflict and he is trying to tell them to not retaliate and use their head when they inevitably hear it from others. Atticus’s words help prevent fights because since he said this Jem and Scout would feel as if they are letting him down by giving into the harassment and fighting. They also struggle with understanding why their dad is taking the case when he knows he is not going to win, with their young perspective all they can think is it doesn't make sense if he knows he is not going to win. My best prediction is in part two the conflict will bring the three closer because with all the hatred around this case and Atticus, the only people supporting him will be those he is defending and his kids, I also infer that this will lead to a monumental lesson when Jem and Scout come to understand further their dads character and why he is fighting a unwinnable case.

When Scout and Jem came across Mrs. Dubose, they were hit with her rude and unjust remarks. She was bullying Scout about her attire and how it isn't ladylike, then she started coming after Atticus' support of Tom Robinson and the Finch family as a whole. "'Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for n*ggers!'...'Your father's no better than the n*ggers and trash he works for!'" (Lee 117). While Jem was trying to keep Scout's temper, his was quickly rising. Scout realized he was about to blow a fuse and she tried to get him away from Mrs. Dubose. They came back and instead of fighting her, Jem began cutting the flowers off all her camellia bushes and leaving a mess all over her lawn. Jem had to make a tough decision here because he could have laid off and kept his temper, but he didn't and chose to lash out. 

I think Jem and Scout are the conflicts here because they are the only children in their neighborhood. Since they are children, they don't understand how to stay cool and regulate their emotions. So because of this, they are the ones causing conflict in the neighborhood instead of ignoring insults from the adults. If they were adults, their opinions and actions would be very different since they would be able to control their emotions and not lash out at the insults made towards them. This could have an impact on the story because they could potentially be making enemies, which could cause Atticus and Tom to lose the court cause.

In part two, I think Jem and Scout will get caught and Atticus will punish them for being unkind to their neighbors, even though they had a reason to lash out as they were trying to protect the family.