Chapter 26
-Back to school
-Scout daydreams about talking to Boo.
-The other kids aren't exactly warm and friendly to the Finch children. (It's like their parents told them to be polite, but don't engage!)
-One day during Current Events, Scout's class gets into a discussion about Hitler and the persecution of the Jews.
-Her teacher, Miss Gates, speaks at length about how the German dictatorship allows for the Jews to be persecuted by a prejudiced leader, but she claims that in America, "we don't believe in persecuting anybody." (Ironic, right?)
-Scot picks this up right away. She knows her teacher, Ms. Gates is a hypocrite as she remembers the trial. She also heard her teacher talking about the trial and making racist remarks.
-Scout goes to Jem to vent. Jem never wants to talk about the trial again. Atticus assures her and says, to give him time ....
Chapter 27
Scout relates a few events that have recently occurred in Maycomb.
-Mr. Ewell holds down a job for a few days, but then is fired from the WPA (Work Projects Administration) for laziness.
-One night, alone in his study, Judge Taylor finds the strange shadow of a prowler in his house and proceeds with his reading, but with a gun across his lap.(Who is in his house?)
-Helen has been working for Mr. Link Deas, but walks nearly a mile out of her way in order to avoid walking past the Ewell's house.(Aren't they horrible to Helen? I'd walk the extra mile too avoid them!)
-Link goes to the Ewells and demands they leave her alone!
-The next day, Mr. Ewell follows Helen to work, "crooning foul words" the entire way
-Auntythinks that these events bode poorly for Atticus, as she is convinced that Ewell's threat after the trial carries more weight than Atticus is willing to believe. (There's some foreshadowing here)
It is nearly Halloween, and Mrs. Grace Merriweather writes a pageant for Maycomb people to perform about the history of the county. She wants children to play the parts of Maycomb's agricultural products, and Scout is assigned to play the part of the pork. She will wear a large costume made of chicken wire and wrapped around with brown cloth, which comes to just above her knees. She can't put it on or take it off without someone else's help because it pins her arms down, and she can't see well through the eyeholes. Jem escorts her to the pageant, because Atticus is too tired to go, and Aunt Alexandra opts to stay home with him.
For Wednesday, 5/6- Read chapters 28 and 29
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