Chapter+14

STUDY GUIDE FOR NOVEL TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee Chapter 14 =**Plot Summary**=

In chapter 14, Jem and Scout become the subject people talk and whisper about because Atticus becomes the legal representative of a black man, Tom Robinson. A skinny gentleman mentions rape which reminded Scout that she needed to ask Atticus about it. Scout tells Atticus about the time when she and Jem went to Calpurnia's church which makes Aunt Alexandra shocked and prohibits them to go to any other black services. When Scout provokes Aunt Alexandra, Jem calls her into their room and tells her not to anger Aunt Alexandra anymore. Scout refuses and is enraged at the thought of being lectured by her brother; she starts to attack Jem but Atticus intervenes just in time and send Scout back to her bed. Scout steps on something warm and dry which she assumed was a snake, but when Jem sweeps under the bed, it turned out to be Dill. He had run away from his house because he had thought that his new stepfather and mom didn't care about him anymore and didn't need him around. Jem tells Atticus about Dill's unexpected visit and Atticus tells Scout to get some dinner for Dill and informed Ms. Rachel about Dill's stay in the Finch's house. After eating, Dill goes to Jem's room to sleep but decides to go to Scout's bed and talk about things before going to sleep.

=**Setting**=

The setting throughout the chapter is the Finch's house, varying from the living room to the children's bedroom and the dining room. The living room is where the family got together to talk about current happenings. Also, Scout talks back to her Aunt in the living room and then sent to her bedroom where she attacks Jem for lecturing her. Atticus sends her to her own bedroom where she finds Dill under her bed all dirty and thin.

=**Character Profiles**=


 * Jem Finch** - Jem is starting to become more mature and knows how to act and talk in front of adults. He even lectures and advices Scout not to provoke Aunt Alexandra anymore and does not want Atticus to worry about them anymore because Atticus has a lot going in his mind. "Now I mean it, Scout, you antagonize Aunty and I'll - I'll spank you." (Page 152) Jem no longer seems to want to play with Scout and Dill much because he is growing.


 * Scout Finch -** Scout is full of curiosity. She is always full of questions to ask Atticus. In the living room, she is scolded at for being rude to Aunt Alexandra which shows that she has become more 'rebellious' than the past chapters. Also, her physical attack to Jem shows that she no longer wants to be lectured and wants to be more of an independent person.


 * Dill Harris** - Dill returns from Meridian and pays the Finch family an unexpected visit. He has grown and matured over the past years but still has a few silly side left.


 * Aunt Alexandra** - Aunt Alexandra strongly opposes of the children's visit to Calpurnia's church. She keeps telling Atticus to fire Calpurnia and care more for his daughter.

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 * Atticus** - In this chapter, Atticus's harsh side was revealed when he told Scout to apologize to her aunt. Also, he tells Aunt Alexandra that "Calpurnia's not leaving this house until she wants to. She's a faithful member of this family and you'll simply have to accept things the way they are." On top of all this, Atticus has Tom Robinson's case to think about.

· Chillun – spelling representing a Black or Southern U.S. pronunciation of children.category:Eye dialect [|http://www.allwords.com] “There’s his chillun,”(pg. 135)  ﻿ [|ttp://www.tbclubbock.org]

· Enema Bags – bags containing needed medicine ready for application against enema. [|http://en.wikipedia.org] “, we could see only a couple of farmers studying the enema bags in the Mayco Drugstore window.”(pg. 135) [|http://www.enemakit.com]

· Hoover cart – the remains of the old tin lizzie being pulled by a mule [|http://wiki.answers.com] “two dumpy countrywomen in straw hats sitting in a Hoover cart”(pg. 135) http://gravesenglishclass.wikispaces.com

· Negligee – the negligee (or //négligée//, [|French] : négligé, literally meaning "neglected") is a form of [|womenswear] intended for wear at night and in the bedroom. It is a form of [|nightgown] [|http://en.wikipedia.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">“she went to hang up her negligee.”(pg. 139) [|http://rpmedia.ask.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt;">VOCABULARY

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· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Carnal – pertaining to or characterized by [|the] flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: //carnal pleasures.// “He sighted, and said that rape was carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent.”(pg. 135)

· <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Embroidery – the [|art] of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle. “, but Aunt Alexandra, who was sitting in a corner quietly sewing, put down her embroidery and stared at us.”(pg. 135)

· Penitentiary– of, pertaining to, or intended for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment. “I felt the starched walls of pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me,”(pg. 136)

· Taut – tightly drawn; tense; not slack. “Punk, punk, punk, her needle broke the taut circle.”(pg. 137)

· Edification – the state of being [|edified] ; uplift. “,for my edification and instruction.”(pg. 138)

· Morphodite – colloquial mangling of [|hermaphrodite]. “You damn morphodite, I’ll kill you!”(pg. 138)

· Gouging – to make a gouge in: // to // // gouge // // one's // // leg. //  “, hitting, pulling, pinching, gouging.”(pg. 138)

· Commonplace – <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: //a commonplace person.// “the entry of reptiles was not unknown but was not commonplace.”(pg. 139)

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Petitioned – to beg for or request (something). “Jem petitioned God again.”(pg. 140)

· Diction– style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: //good diction.// “For once, Aunty’s diction had not been too clear.”(pg. 144)