English 10

Today we began by discussing Aunt Alexandra's bigoted views of characters such as Walter Cunningham. Then we answered the question "How can the reader account for the behaviour of Arthur Radley?" We discussed mental illness, and the concept of Xenophobia (fear of people or strangers).
Then we discussed the three or four resolutions that need to still be addressed by the author Harper Lee in the last section of the novel.
One important notion or theme we discussed is that there has always been and THERE WILL ALWAYS BE INJUSTICE IN THE WORLD. Scout cannot fathom that at her young age but near the end of the novel, she begins to reconcile (or 'deal with') this.
Finally, we read quietly for a few minutes and watched a few more minutes of the movie (at the beginning of the Tom Robinson trial).

HOMEWORK -- read to the end of chapter 26 for Monday's class.
Quiz Tips:

• Remember this quote: "But it's okay to hate Hitler?"asked Scout. "It is not," Atticus said. "It's not okay to hate anybody. "Atticus," I said, "there's something' I don't understand. Miss Gates said it was awful, Hitler doin' like he does."
• Jem's eating bannanas because he wants to grow and join the football team.
• Know why it is ironic (or hypocritical) about what Mrs. Merriweather says about he Mrunas.
• Mr. Underwood compares Tom to a mockingbird in a news article