CHAPTER 10/11

CHAPTER 10/11

In this chapter we learn a little more about Atticus. Tim Johnson is Harry's dog, Jem and Scout seen him down the street. There was something wrong with him. Atticus was given the gun to end the pup's misery. The county officer said he would be more comfortable with Atticus doing it. The kids didn't quite understand why, until they found out about how Atticus used to be the finest shot in the county. A loss of innocence has occurred in the last 3 chapters, you can see it in Scout because she lets bullies at school get the better of her and she fights back, Jem does the same. Before they were learning to keep the anger in, and it all came bursting out. Jem wrecks Mrs. Dubose's flower beds and gets punished with reading to her for a month straight. After he is relieved from his duties, Mrs. Dubose passes away from an illness. The kids didn't know she was sick and they are very upset to find this out.