Chapter+5

Chapter 5: > ~ Kind old woman who likes young chldren > ~ Takes religion seriously but not every word in the bible literal > ~ Cares for her lawn, flowers, and nature > ~ Believes Arthur Radley is sane and still alive > ~ Believes “time spent indoors is time wasted,” (Lee 42). > ~ Has the same feeling for Justice as Atticus does > ~ Does not trust rumors and loves to bake ~ Foot washers believe that anything that brings pleasure to one is considered a sin. ~ They take the words of the Bible literally. ~ Women are believed to be sins by foot washers. ~ Foot washers spend most if not all, of their life inside their homes praying. ~Foot washers are very strict and have solid guidelines about how life should be lived. For example, when Boo and the other boys in his “gang” got into trouble, the other boys were put into juvenile jail for a week, but he was confined to his home for twenty years.  ~ Harper Lee is trying to show that she is against the stereotypical southern people who are extremists. > ~ Atticus is extremely intelligent, he understands much more than he lets people know. > ~Atticus is wise, he has experienced all of life’s highlights, and he knows how to make good judgement. > ~Atticus is respected by everyone in the town. > ~ Atticus has moral value which he teaches to Scout and Jem any chance he gets. > ~ Atticus does what he thinks is right, not what anyone else thinks. > Miss Maudie’s perspective of Atticus > ~ Miss Maudie’s perspective of Atticus is that he is the same respectable man that he is in the courthouse all the time. > ~ She knows that even Atticus on his worst day still acts better then anyone else. > ~ Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. > ~They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole. > ~Atticus catches them and orders them to stop tormenting that man with either notes or the Boo Radley game.
 * Character description and analysis of Ms. Maudie
 * Mr. Radley (Boo’s dad) = Foot washing Baptist? What is the message?
 * Characteristics of Atticus Finch
 * Contact with Boo? What happens?