CHAPTER+3

Chapter three in __To Kill A Mockingbird__ starts out with Walter coming over to Scout and Jem's house for dinner. When they get back to school, Miss Caroline meets Burris Ewell, who only comes to the first day of school every year because that was what everyone else in his family did. "Been comin' to the first day o' first grade fer three years now. Reckon if I'm smart this year they'll promote me to the second..."-Burris Ewell. By the end of the day, Scout is depressed because of the remarks of Miss Caroline that Scout shouldn't read or write anymore this year, "If the remainder of the school year were as fraught with drama as the first day, perhaps it would be mildly entertaining, but the prospect of spending nine months refraining from reading and writing made me think of running away."-Scout. What scout learns in this chapter is how to learn how to climb in to other peoples skins, "First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-"-Atticus. I think an important theme in this chapter is understanding because Scout has to be understanding about Walter and how he is less privileged than her, Miss Caroline doesn't know everything about Maycomb yet, and Burris is the way he is because of where he comes from and his family. The author made the mood of this chapter difficult because Scout is frustrated with her first day of school and Miss Caroline is frustrated with Burris and the school because she has a lot to learn.

-Alex Bergman

I chose this picture because this chapter still happens during school.