English I Grade 9

Monday September 05, 2005

Chapter 25
The residents of Maycomb react to Tom's death.

Vocabulary
"A roly-poly had found its way inside the house (p. 241)."
"Jem was scowling (p. 241)."
"...but when it comes down to the line the veneer's mighty thin (p. 243)."

Allusions
Maycomb had lost no time in getting Mr. Ewell's views on Tom's demise
and passing them along through that English Channel

Chapter 26
After a classroom discussion of Adolf Hitler and his treatment of
the Jews, Scout is struck by the hypocrisy of many of Maycomb's residents.

Vocabulary
"I sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place...(p. 245)."
"...what reasonable recluse wants children peeping through his shutters...(p. 245)?"
"...a publication spurious in the eyes of Miss Gates, our teacher (p. 246)."

Allusions
"...being a holy-roller...(p. 247).
"Little Chuck Little...was halfway through an Uncle Natchell Story
when Miss Gates stopped him...(p. 247)."
" 'Adolf Hitler, Cecil,' said Miss Gates (p. 247)."
" '...Adolf Hitler has been after all the Jews...(p. 247)' "
"The only time I ever saw Atticus scowl was when
Elmer Davis would give us the latest on Hitler (p. 248)."

Chapter 27

It would appear that Bob Ewell has not forgotten his grudge
against some of Maycomb's citizens, including Judge Taylor
and Helen Robinson. In the meantime, Scout prepares for a
Halloween night presentation at her school.

Vocabulary
"I suppose his brief burst of fame brought on a briefer burst of industry,
but his job lasted only as long as his notoriety...(p. 250)."
"...lost in fruity metaphors and florid diction...(p. 251)."
"...his fat nondescript dog (p. 251)."
" 'First thing you can do, Ewell, is get your stinkin' carcass
off my property (p. 252).' "
"...our classmates mercifully let us forget our father's eccentricities (p. 253)."
"Misses Tutti and Frutti Barber were maiden ladies...(p. 254)."

Allusions
"...he was the only man I ever heard of who was
fired from the WPA for laziness (p. 250)."
"...churchtime found him holed up in his study
reading the writings of Bob Taylor...(p. 251)."
" '...I'll get you in on the Ladies' Law...(p. 252).' "
" 'You tell Cecil I'm about as radical as Cotton Tom Heflin (p. 253).' "
"Firstly, people had removed from their store windows and automobiles
the stickers that said NRA-WE DO OUR PART. I asked Atticus why,
and he said it was because the National Recovery Act was dead.
I asked who killed it; he said nine old men (p. 254)."
"...an ear trumpet so enormous that Jem declared it was a loudspeaker
from one of those dog Victrolas (p. 254)."
" 'Da-rk they were,' she said. 'Syrians (p. 254).' "
"Mrs. Grace Merriweather had composed an original
pageant entitled Maycomb County: Ad Astra Per Aspera (p. 255)."