Chapters 10 and 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird
prove to be turning points in the lives of Atticus' children. In Chapter 10,
Jem and Scout discover that Atticus is not "feeble"; he has two special
skills--marksmanship and humility. Chapter 11 is particularly important to Jem's
approaching adolescence and maturity. He learns several lessons from his stay with Mrs.
Dubose--that people are not always what they seem and that an act of seeming drudgery
can have positive implications--and also has to deal with the death of someone who he
has come to know.
The second part of the book begins with
Jem's growth into young manhood and how Scout must deal with her brother's changes. It
also detours from their infatuations with Boo Radley to the second major plot of the
story--the Tom Robinson trial.
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