Wednesday, November 12, 2014

In "To Kill A Mockingbird", how did Scout get in trouble at Christmas time?

Scout and her family go to Finch's landing, to spend Christmas with Aunt Alexandra, and unfortunately, Francis, who Scout describes as "the most boring child I had ever met."  But, Francis gets a little bit intense when he calls Atticus "a nigger-lover" and that "he's ruin' the family, that's what he's doin'".  So, Scout defends her dad's honor by giving him a good punch that "split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth."  She continues to punch him until Uncle Jack stops her.

Defending her father's honor might seem like a good thing, but Atticus had strictly forbid her to fight anyone who said anything about him.  She had done really well, until good ol' Francis came along. 

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