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Chapter 1:

 What Happened:

Jem and Scout wonder upon a young boy, who is four, that offers to read anything of theres. Now obviously this is a little bit weird, but Jem and Scout act as if it is nothing. They tell him it is not impressive even though I have never heard of a four year old who offers to read for you. 

The people in this chapter were: Scout, Jem, Dill, and Atticus 

Literary elements:

Allusion: Scout talks about the battle of Hasting, Andrew Jackson, and the Creek War

Chapter 2:  

What Happened: 

There new found friend Dill has to leave town, however this is fine with Jem and Scout because they have to go back to school anyway. Miss Caroline, Scouts new teacher, starts to tell him that it is bad that he knows how to read and it can hurt him in the future not knowing the right way to read. Miss Caroline hits scout with a ruler to punish him for knowing how to read. 

The people in the chapter were: Scout, Jem, Atticus, Miss Caroline, Mr. Cunningham, and the class. 

Literary elements: Scout alludes to all the books he has read when she is listening to the teacher. 

Chapter 3:

Scout beats Walter up right before Jem offers for him to come over and have lunch with them. Walter says yes just to smother the food in a thick pond of syrup. Scout tries to contain his anger, so Miss Caroline has to have a little talk with scout about how to be a nice person and host. 

The people in the chapter were: Miss Caroline, Burris Ewell, Walter, Atticus, and Scout

Literary elements: When Scout says that Walter drown his dinner in syrup, this is personification. 

Chapter 4: 

Scout finds two pieces of gum in a tree, he eats them even though he probably shouldn't have because they could've been poisonous. He later tells Jem this and Jem is not very happy with him. When Dill shows up one thing leads to another and Scout is in a tire flying down a hill that ends up in the front yard of Boo Radley. 

The people in the chapter were: Jem, Scout, Boo Radley, Dill, and Atticus 

Literary elements: The gum symbolize the attempt to start a conversation. 

The knot hole symblozies communication with the world 

Chapter 9: 

Scout wants to absolutely drop a kid for saying Atticus is a Nigger Lover and he defends them, but he holds back. Atticus further explains he would not be able to live with himself if he simply let this man go with out a fight.

People that were in it: 

Scout, Jem, Aunt Alexandra, Scout’s grandma, Atticus, Uncle Jack, Francis, and some family members.

Irony is, Scout would rather rub heads with a kid with ringworm than go to the Christmas party.

Chapter 10:

 They are talking about how old Atticus is and how he can't do anything anymore, later that chapter he shoots the rabid, mad dog. Atticus also explained how you can shoot any bird but a mocking bird because all they bring is peace.

The people in the chapter were:

 Atticus, Scout, Jem, Tim Johnson, Calpurnia, Atticus, Miss Eula May, Miss Rachel,Miss Stephanie Crawford,

Mr. Nathan, Mr. Arthur, and Mr. Heck Tate

Literary elements: Symbolism: Tim Johnson sounds like Tom Robinson, which shows rascism.

Chapter 11:

What Happened: In this chapter something goes through Jems head as scout and him were passing Ms. Dubose yard,

he decides it is a good idea to murder all of her flowers with the baton that scout had just bought. Once atticus has

found out, he makes Jem read to her for a month straight as a punishment and as a kind gesture.

People that were in it: Scout, Jem Atticus, Ms. Dubose, Jessie

Literary elements: When Ms. Dubose calls scout ugly it is ironic that the old lady is calling the little girl ugly

Chapter 12: In this chapter Calpurnia brings Jem and Scout to her church. It is a black church that shows many

signs of poverty. The church seen shows Irony when they reveal that the church is used for white men to

gamble in on the week days, and for church on the weekends. Lula, a member of the church, sees Jem and Scout

and tells them that they do not belong here and they must leave immediatly. Calpurnia tells her no and they go

on with there day at church. When they arrive at home they find themselves with a surprise, Aunt Alexandra is

waiting of the porch for them.

People in this chapter are: Lula, Jem, Scout, Campurnia, Aunt Alexandra, Zeebo, Reverand Sykes, and Atticus

Literary elements: The irony in the church, because it is used for gambling on the week days.

Chapter 13: In this chapter Aunt Alexandra basically babbles on about how perfect she thinks she is and starts

to seriously impose on how the family functions. She tells Atticus that he must talk to Jem and Scout and tell

them that they need to shape up their act and get everything together. They must start acting more like the Finch

family so they don't disappoint the entire family. By the end Atticus realizes that he shouldn't be telling his kids

they need to change. He tells them to forget it all and that is how the chapter ends.

People in the chapter are: Jem, Scout, Atticus, Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia

Literary elements: It is ironic that the accepting dad that stands out and is good to all would be telling his kids

to change.

Chapter 14: 

In this chapter Scout asks Atticus what rape is. Atticus is puzzled on this question and asks her multiple times what she said. She had told him that she had asked Cal about this and she told her to ask Atticus. He tells her to respect people more and she leaves with her dignity and goes to the bathroom. She goes to meet with Jem and they end up fighting eachother. It is less of a fist fight and more of a brawl. When they split up and go to bed Scout steps on something. She runs to get Jem, he fishes what he thinks is gonna be a snake out, however it's not a snake, it is Dill. Dill had appeared under the bed with a crazy story about how he escaped. In the end he had just stole 13 dollars and had came to visit them.

People in this chapter are: Jem, Scout, Dill, Atticus, Aunt Alexandra, Cal

Literary elements: "From rape to riot to runaways" This is alliteration

Chapter 15: 

Atticus left the house in a hurry, in his car, which is rather unusual for him. The kids start to worry and wonder what is going on however, they can not go with Atticus to this mysterious place he is going. Of course Scout has to go bother Jem, she finds him getting ready to leave and go find Atticus. Scout and Jem get Dill and go find Atticus guarding Tom Robinson in the local Jail. 4 cars pull up and people get out ready to go in and kill Tom Robinson, however the kids come running in to stop whatever is about to happen. Scout starts to talk and talk and talk about anything trying to distract them. In the end they leave and Scout has saved Atticus and Tom Robinson.

People in this chapter are: Scout, Jem, Dill, Aunt Alexandra, Atticus, Tom Robinson, Mr. Heck Tate, and his goons.

Literary elements: A nightmare was upon us... is a foreshadow to what goes wrong in this chapter. 

Chapter 16: 

In the morning, everything is the house is a little fishy and Atticus wants everybody to stay home and not do anything too special today. However Jem and Scout want to go watch the trial to see what ends up happening after everything that has gone on. So they go and a couple of nice African Americans give up their seats so the kids can sit down and watch. 

People in this chapter are:  

Jem, Scout, Atticus, Aunt Alexandra, Mr. Heck Tate, Mr. Sam Levy, Jake Slade, Judge Taylor

Literary elements: 

"Like an aunt" is a similie 

Chapter 17: 

In this chapter Atticus is defending Tom Robinson to the best of his ability. He goes through each of the people that are called to the stand and ask them simple, but helpful questions. He slowly starts to get somewhere even though every person in the stand and jury is morbidly confused. He gets to the silent point that no matter what it could not have been Tom because of his crippled hand that he could not have beat her with. This proves it could not have been him, but Atticus does not say that right away. He wants to find who did do it. 

Literary elements: Scout talks about Sherlock Holmes at the end of the chapter which is allusion

Chapter 18: 

This chapter is very similar, in the fact it is set in the courtroom during the case. However instead of random people getting called to the stand, it is Mayela herself. Now when she is on the stand Atticus asks her overly simple questions however she seems timid and changes her story more than once. Atticus notices this and keeps interrogating her until her breaking point, however he doesn't have time to reach that, but still gathers a lot of valuable information from her and how their stories start to contradict each other.

Literary Elements:

"fought him tooth and nail" is a metaphor 

Chapter 19: 

Tom Robinson gets called to the stand and says what has happened. Atticus starts to realize that their stories are different from the other peoples testimony. He starts to question him in detail and make it clear that their stories are different so the crowd and jury starts to catch on. 

Chapter 20: A strange man calls for Dill and Scout to come over to him. It is the town drunk, also known as Mr. Raymond. He offers them a sip of what they think is whiskey and Dill tries some. He tastes not whiskey, but a mere Coke. He is confused and said that he thought he had been drinking whiskey the whole time. Mr. Raymond tells them that the reason he was drinking it out of a paper bag was so he had an excuse for people to think he is crazy. Since he is married to a black women he thinks people assume he is lost in the head so he wants something that they can blame it on, which is why he is a fake alcoholic. 

Literary elements: 

When Dill cries and Scout doesn't it is Irony, because the whole book has had phrases like "act like a man" or "act like a women" but now they have switched roles.

Chapter 21: 

Calpurnia chews Jem out for being irresponsible and bringing Scout to an unsafe environment for her. They then sit down and eat dinner with a slight promise that they will be able to re-attend the court room to hear the verdict. Calpurnia thinks it will be over by that time, but it is not. They get to the court room to see Atticus give his final speech on why tom Robinson is inoocent, however sadly and unfairly it was not enough. 

Literary elements: 

Simile: "but the grown people sat as if they were in church"

Metaphor: "I thought you was gettin some kinda head on your shoulders" 

 

Chapter 22:  

Jem and Scout are sad and disgusted that he was convicted because he was obviously innocent and they convicted him because he was black, and it was evidence against the word of a couple of white people. Everybody knew it was wrong, but most people were happy and relieved because he was black and a white women said something that people believed. Miss Maudie makes Jem and Scout cake and tries to cheer them up.

Literary elements: 

"I stole a glance" is cliche

"Aunt Alexandra's eyes were anxious" is also cliche 

Chapter 23:

Jem and Scout worry for their fathers safety as they discuss the topic of Bob Ewell spitting into Atticus's face while chewing his tobacco. Atticus talks about how utterly disgusting and awful it is in spite of Bob. Jem starts to think that Atticus should start to carry a weapon, however he would never do to mainly because he doesn't own a gun but also because he doesn't think he needs one. If Bob Ewell wants to be the smaller person and beat on Atticus he is happy to take a beating so Bob's wife has one less later on in the day or week. 

Literary elements: 

"Mr. Ewell calls him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat" which is also cliche and personification 

Chapter 24: 

In this chapter Atticus recieves shocking and awful news about Tom Robinson, he has been shot 17 times in the chest for attempting the escape of prison, he comes home to get help before going to find Tom's wife to personally apologize and give her his condolences. He gets Calpurnia to help with this so he doesn't go about it alone. 

Literary elements:

"Mrs. Merry Weather played her voice like an organ" is a similie

Chapter 25: