Chap 9: what we learn about Atticus

“Wanted me to here every word he said”

This is the last phrase in chapter 9. Atticus has been saying what’s going to happen and how Scout should be. Scout believes that she is listening secretly however we then relies that Atticus knows she is there.

This tells us that Atticus is actually quite sly. He is looking to teach Scout and has found a sneaky and clever way of getting his message across. It also shows he is a very aware person and adaptable. As he is able to realise that Scout is listening and then tern it into a teaching session. It shows us his cleverness and how he is teaching his children.

Is also shows us that he is a detailed man, the use of “every word” shows us he thinks about what he says and how he says.


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    jnorth

    Arthur,

    You have really focussed on the language here to pull out some interesting aspects of Atticus’s role as a father.

    I wonder, now that you have read the book, what are your thoughts on Atticus’s parenting style? How is Atticus responsible for the Scout that we know at the end of the novel?

    To develop
    How does our view of Atticus change/develop across the next two chapters? Why?

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