TKAM chapter 24 and 25

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We discover Tom died. How?

Chapter 24: Tom’s death

Chapter 25
How does the town of Maycomb respond to news of Tom’s death? Who do they blame?

Chapter 25

Read chapter 25: Give it a title.

write a short summary of important events in this chapter

Link this chapter with previous events (Link to chapter 24 retelling of how Tom died) and analyse the chapter.

“He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children” Discuss.

Chapter 26

The Radley house is introduced again. Why are they no longer afraid of the Radley house?

2. Why do you think Harper Lee introduced the Radley house, forgot about it, and has come back again?

Hypocrisy

pages 269-272

Cruelty against the Jews they feel bad but not their own society of wrongly treatments. How does Miss Gates explain why Hitler is able to treat Jews so poorly in Germany?

Why do you think Harper Lee chose to include this current events lesson in the novel? What point was she making?

4. How does Scout define democracy? Do you think her definition is satisfactory? Would you add or change anything?

5. Why is Scout confused when Miss Gates explains, “Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced”? What is ironic about Miss Gates’s explanation?