How does Harper Lee create suspense at the beginning of Chapter 28?
Lee creates tension from the start of the chapter by setting it on a dark night as Jem and Scout walk to the Halloween pageant. Scout mentions the Radley house as scary and Jem asks her is she is afraid of “haints,” or ghosts.
What narrative point does Harper Lee use to begin the story?
The narrator at the beginning of the book is a woman named Jean Louise Finch. As a child, she was called Scout. The first paragraph of the novel is interesting, because it is clearly from the perspective of an adult. We learn a lot from this one paragraph.
How does Lee use light and darkness to create suspense in this chapter?
Terms in this set (6) How does Lee use light and darkness to create the tone at the beginning of this chapter? Lee uses light and darkness to create suspense by having the bad things happen in the dark and have the children not stop running until in the light of their own porch where they feel safe.
What does Jem’s reticence to cry in front of Scout foreshadow?
Jem’s reticence to cry in front of Scout foreshadows his overflow of emotions following the Tom Robinson verdict. After witnessing Tom Robinson’s wrongful conviction, Jem cannot control his negative emotions and bursts into tears.
Is Jem a boy or girl in To Kill a Mockingbird?
The story centres on Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, an unusually intelligent girl who ages from six to nine years old during the novel. She and her brother, Jeremy Atticus (“Jem”), are raised by their widowed father, Atticus Finch.
What is ironic about Mr Avery’s allusion?
The irony is that Mr. Avery can use something scholarly to persuade children that he can preternaturally predict the weather and the behavior of children, when he does not understand something himself. The other irony is that in honor of Mr. Avery (or to mock him), Jem and Scout make a snowman.
What does the blanket symbolize?
A BLANKET HOLDS SIGNIFICANT MEANING It is a symbol of warmth and friendship. The action a wrapping someone in a blanket is a real statement of kindness and a demonstration of honor. In Native American traditions a blanket is used to create and seal relationships.
What does Atticus do that he doesn’t usually do?
“He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the living room and read.” (Scout) Page 118 Atticus is different from other people in Maycomb; he spends his time doing different things.
What is the most important quote in To Kill a Mockingbird?
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.
Who said it was a sin to kill a mockingbird?
Atticus
Why does everyone love To Kill a Mockingbird?
Many people love the book because of its wonderful central metaphor: “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” But let’s examine the biggest metaphor in the book, the title. “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” the venerable Atticus Finch tells his daughter Scout.