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An important theme in this chapter is school, and you find out how much Scout enjoys getting an education. She says school is something she looks forward every year. (pg. 15, "I never looked forward more to anything in my whole life.") A symbol in this chapter is the Cunningham family. They show that the town doesn't really have a lot, and they try and help each other as they can. The feeling I got from this chapter is how Scout is kind of a leader. I got this feeling because all the kids in her class looked at her to tell Miss. Caroline why Walter would not take the money from her. Scout was the POV in this chapter.
 * In chapter 2 of //To Kill a Mockingbird,// Scout and Jem are starting school. Jem explains to Scout that school is different this year, and when Scout gets in trouble during school she understands what he means. Scout is in first grade and her teacher's name is Miss. Caroline, she is no more than 21 years old Scout decribes. During the lesson in school Miss. Caroline chooses Scout to read the alphabeat which she has written and to read some short stories. As a result of this Miss. Caroline discovers that Scout can already read, and she tells Scout that her father is not aloud to teach her anymore because he does not know how. (pg. 17, "Miss. Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me anymore, it would interfere with my reading.")When lunch time came, a boy in Scout's class named Walter Cunnignham had forgotten his lunch. Miss. Carline offers to borrow him some money so he can get lunch in town, but Walter will not take the money from her. This is because the Cunnighams do not borrow anything from anyone, they try and get along with what they have. (pg. 20, "He didn't forget his lunch, he didn't have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day.)**

This picture is what the inside of the school may look like.