The overall significance is that Miss. Maudi's house is on fire and the neighbors come out to save most of her furniture. Then she says she does not miss her house but she looks forward to her new house with a bigger garden. The birds are used to express the innocence of the people in the town and that they have been hurt by the evil that lies in the town
The significance of chapter eight is the fire and the blanket. The town recorded its lowest temperature since the 1880's. The town thus began the building of fires within their homes in order to keep warm. Scout and Jem also built a snowman. Scout calls the snowman the n word. I believe that this may be foreshadowing the arrival of some black characters. Miss Maudie's house catches on fire during the night. Atticus upon realizing this makes Scout and Jem stand by the Radley's yard. While they are there, it is believed that Boo Radley places a blanket on Scout without her noticing. This proves to the Finch family that Boo Radley is still alive.
Lee uses birds in order to compare the commotion of the street to birds taking safety. Scout says that she knows when there is trouble like birds knowing where to go when it rains. Upon seeing the fire at Miss Maudie's house, Scout knows to go in front of the Radley's yard which is then instructed to her by Atticus.
I personally believe that chapter 8 is significant because of The snow scene in contrast with the house fire that comes soon after. I believe this is foreshadowing a disaster of some kind that will follow what right now is calm. Something unusual and unexpected is about to happen like the snow, and then there will be trial and conflict that will threaten to destroy the town just as the fire destroyed the house.
The bird imagery in Chapter 8 is very significant. The idea of birds sensing and then doing what is right is a symbol of Scout and her family and how they may soon have choose the right thing even in a difficult situation.
The chapters before Chapter 8 alluded to Boo Radley placing gifts in the tree hole. After the fire, Jem finally tells Atticus all of the past events that made him realize it was Boo who placed the blanket on Scout. Scout does not understand how all of the events and gifts tie together. However, Boo's actions finally convince Scout he is a human being, not some kind of spirit. As Jem already understood this concept, it shows the maturity level difference of Scout versus Jem. Jem is no longer Scout's playmate, but is more of an adult.
"Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in out street." Lee's use of bird imagery symbolizes how well Scout knows her little town of Maycomb. Birds know trees are a safe place to stay dry when it rains. Scout's "rainstorm" is Miss Maudie's house fire. Like a bird senses a rainstorm, Scout senses trouble nearby.
Question 1: Chapter 8 is a significant chapter in TKAM. It not only provides vital parts to the plot, it also provides concepts related to the theme of the book. It shows how gullible and naïve children are through Scout's belief of bad behavior causing winter and that snow is the end of the world. Chapter 8 also shows the innocence of teasing by children. They do not realize that it may insult or harm others. Atticus seems to be changing his personality and his parenting style in this chapter. This is significant because his new personality may rub off on Jem and Scout and change their views and values. Miss Maudie's house burns down in chaper 8. This helps introduce the children to reality and teaches them how to deal with unfortunate situations. Finally, readers learn in this chapter that Boo Radley came out of his house and helped Scout. This may provide the answer to the gifts in the tree. Question 2: Lee uses bird imagery in Chapter 8. Scout describes her knowing that there was fire like how a bird knows where to go when it rains. Birds are born with and are raised to have an instinct when it rains. They are able to identify when rain is coming before it does. This is similar to Scout in that she was able to tell there was trouble before she saw it. Scout was able to infer this through her father's tone and the mood of the house. That instinct was similar to a bird's ability to identify rain through environmental signs and indicators.
Chapter 8 is very significant to the framework of the novel. During the chapter, Scout reaches the realization that Jem has already gone through. She begins to realize Boo is an actual person not some mythical monster. Although Scout was certain Boo Radley was alive from hearing laughing, she had yet to view him as a human being. When Boo places the blanket on her and Jem tries to explain the circumstances to Atticus, Scout comes to this revelation. The chapter is also significant because the reader learns more about Miss Maudie's character. The reader learns she doesn't dwell on her misfortunes and tries to think positively. Miss Maudie is important because she acts a female role model for Scout. Even though Calpurnia is a female role model, Scout doesn't respect her as much as Miss Maudie. This is because she sees Calpurnia as someone who will get her into trouble. Chapter 8 is also significant because the audience learns of Jem's understanding. Jem knows that Mr. Radley filled the hole with cement. He views this as unjust because Mr. Radley is keeping Boo from making an outside connection. Nathan Radley is also perpetuating his stereotype. So far in the novel he has done nothing to contradict the rumors about him. Lee writes during this chapter "Just as birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Her description of a bird's instincts is compared to the intuitions and instincts of Scout. Scout is in tune with her town. She knows all the gossip and like everyone else tries to know everything about everyone. Scout has intuition at her young age. She can tell when something may go awry. In chapter 7 Scout has a bad feeling about Jem and Dill's plan. This also starts the beginning of comparing Scout to a bird. She like the bird has instincts and is in tune with her surroundings. Lee's imagery helps to explain Scout's character. She is in tune to the adults and town around her. Scout can also be influence by her surroundings similar to a bird. Her surroundings shape her and her actions like a bird's actions are shaped by its surroundings. The adults and town Scout lives in shape her thoughts about the world. Similarly, a bird's actions and intuitions are shaped by their surroundings and the birds around them.
Chapter eight is a crucial element in building the plot lines of the story. The snow brings out some key characteristics and attitudes in the characters that we may not have seen previously. We realize that Jem is a very creative child, not just a trouble maker. He will do anything it takes to pursue an idea he has and accomplish a goal. He shows this when he creates the snowman using dirt as a base, because there is not enough snow yet. We also see some more compassion from Atticus as he takes a stronger interest in the children and their activities, comimenting Jem on his skills. He also shows this when he is caring towards Jem for telling him the truth about everything they have done to Mr. Radley. The bird imagery used in this chapter is explaining the real story of Boo Radley. There are myths that go around making him seem like a bad person. These rumors create an evil image of Boo, when in reality we learn that he is not like this. Miss Maudie explains to Scout that he has always been polite to her and that he has never done anything wrong to the neighborhood. Bird imagery is used to show that a good person can be misinterpreted when an unreliable source gives the information.
The overall significance of chapter 8 in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many conflicts. The town sees snow for the first time since 1855. Mr.Avery tells the kids that the seasons changed when kids are bad. During all this Mrs.Radley dies and Atticus visits to say his condolences, and the kids ask if they say Boo Radley. Atticus randomly wakes up Scout in the middle of the night to show that Miss Maudie's house is on fire. During all this Atticus tells Jem and Scout to stay put, Atticus notices when Scout gets back their is a blanket and Jem and Scour are confused how it got there. They assume Boo Radley came out and put the blanket on you. Lee's use of bird imagery in Chapter 8 is when Miss Maudie's house catches on fire Scout says "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Bird imagery is used during this novel for sensing and doing the right thing.
Chapter 8 shows how connected the whole town is. The fire brought everyone together, and people were trying to help out where they could. It shows how tight knit the community is. The fire also shows the readers how fast word spreads in the town. Most of the citizens were at Miss Maudie's house in a matter of minutes. This sort of represents how rumors fly through the town. The bird imagery in Chapter 8 shows the upcoming danger. The birds were flying away from the fire and represented how they could easily escape the danger, but the people in town could not escape as easily. The birds also represent the foreboding situation that Scout and her family are about to be presented with.
1. The overall significance of chapter 8 is it setting up possible conflict for later in the story. The blanket being placed on Scout's shoulders without her or Jem noticing leads to speculations as to who did it. Scout, Jem, and Atticus come to the conclusion that it was Boo. This could lead to conflict because people may want to know what Boo does and why he placed a blanket upon a little girls shoulders. Also this sets up the idea of raising questions about Boo Radley. Is he a kind person that had a reason to stab his mother, such as abuse, or is he really as crazy as the myths say he is. 2. Lee's use of bird imagery shows that although scout did not know what was exactly going on she knows it was nothing good. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains" this shows that birds know where to be when it rains tying back to scout knowing that something was wrong. The imagery is used to show that when there is trouble scout knows to get away from it and be safe just as the birds know where to go when it rains.
Chapter 8 creates an overall framework for the novel because it gives a foreshadowing of what is to happen later in the novel. The fire that happens to Miss Maudie's house is a symbol of this idea, because the fire represents the trouble that is later to happen to the town. Then Boo Radley does a kind thing by placing a blanket on Scout, and instead of feeling grateful Scout feels sick. This shows how frightful Boo Radley still makes the children feel.
The bird symbolism is shown when Miss Maudie's house burns down and Scout exclaims, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This is a symbol Scout foreshadowing that the fire was just the start of the troubles for the people later on. Scout is showing her mature six year old side her with being able to identify this, when most adults haven't even realized.
Chapter 8 seems to humanize Boo Radley in Scout and Jem's eyes. The children believe that it was he that left them gifts, stitched Jem's pants, and in chapter 8 wrapped a blanket around Scout's shoulders. The dark stories originally oriented around him are beginning to diminish because of his supposedly good actions. Lee uses bird imagery to compare to the human senses. Humans sense things and use their instincts to make the right decision, just as birds do before it rains.
In chapter 8 the significance shown is foreshadowing. As the reader when the fire happens you are not meant to know who did it but knowing the story took place when the KKK was still around leads you to wonder if it was them. Anyway, Miss Maudie's house was burnt down by someone or a group of someone's who could possibly strike again. Chapter 8 is meant to have the reader be curious as a mystery begins to unfold. Lee introduces bird imagery in chapter 8 by having Scout say "just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in pur street." What Lee wants to portrait from this is that this was not the end of the long chain of troubles to come.
1. The significance of chapter eight is to deepen the idea of something strange going on in Maycomb. Lee already establishes something weird is going on by the presents left in the tree. This chapter was to make sure that our curiosity arose to figure out what is happening. 2. Lee's use of bird imagery was used to describe the was Scout felt when she woke up. At first she was clueless but it was almost automatic how awake and aware she became.
Looking at the surface of the chapter, the massive fire during abnormal weather shows great significance for obvious reasons. It not only ruins Miss Maudie's house, but it also sends shock across the entire community of Maycomb. Throughout the chapter, Jem proves once again proves that he looks at the society with a more mature view. Another significant part of the chapter is Boo Radley's appearance. This shows that, not only is he alive, but that he is also generous. This, based of off the other chapters of the book thus far, is the snow being a bad omen. This may come into play later in the novel, and as we have already seen, bad things have already began to take place. This bird imagery that Lee uses has great significance. She describes the birds as having a certain instinct that they know where to go when it rains. Scout has this instinct as well, showing that she knew something was wrong. This will more than likely come into play later on in the story because Scout will need to react upon instinct instead of thought. This may possibly hint towards how she will react to a certain situation later in the novel.
The overall significance of chapter is that people's views on others are changing. When it snowed in Maycomb, Jem and Scout built a snowman resembling Mr. Avery, an unfriendly neighbor. Atticus is impressed, but then sees the resemblance and asks them to disguise the snowman. In this case, Atticus is protecting the dignity of another person. Then when Miss Maudie's house catches fire, all the neighbors help rescuer her stuff, but the house still burns to the around. Miss Maudie's reaction to the fire confuses the children as well. The children do not understand how she can be so positive and interested in them when she's lost everything. The children do not realize that the cuts on Miss Maudie's hands are evidence of the grief she chooses not to show. Neither fires nor cold are common in Maycomb, and the community is forced to look at situations from a different perspective. Thus, the fire marks the end of innocence in the novel. Lastly, when Jem finds out that Boo Radley was doing all the nice things, (the sewn pants and the blanket around Scout) his opinion changes, and tries to see him as a nice person. These examples are how people's views on others are changing in the town of Maycomb.
Lee's use of bird imagery in chapter 8 is that it of innocence being destroyed by evil, and the “mockingbird” comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Scout says, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." It is a symbol for sensing, and then doing the right thing.
Chapter 8 is a important chapter in this novel giving us information, symbols, and allowing us to infer things about various characters. The significance in the framework of the novel is that it is a hinge chapter. This chapter begins to shift us into another direction. This shift is from a childish view to a more mature view at this point. Jem fesses up and informs Atticus of what happened with the Mr. Radley incident. Scout being worried relaxes when this ends us helping the two in that they are able to figure out it was Boo Radley who put the blanket around scout. This is also an important chapter, because it has many examples of prejudice. The fire symbolizes prejudice as it burns the snowman down that represents a mixed/colored man. In conclusion, this chapter is significant in that without it we wouldn't be able to spring forward into our next chapter.
The significance of chapter eight constitutes the first physical contact that Scout and Jem experience with Boo Radley, even though they do not see him and only realize this after it occurs. This is a progression of plot. Additionally, it shows that Boo Radley is not afraid to enter in close proximity to the children and therefore is not a coward holing up in the Radley Place, lessening a bit of the mystery about him. This foreshadows that the children may not have to convince him to come out; he may do so on his own accord.
"Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This statement is one of imagery because it appeals to the senses of the reader. The reader can visualize all the birds sensing the rain and retreating into shelter. The author compares this to Scout knowing that trouble is occurring when all of her neighbors congregate, just as the birds do.
Chapter eight of To Kill a Mockingbird is the beginning of a new story. Readers see and sense a change in opinion, narration, and ideals of characters. In chapter eight, Scout thinks it is the end of the world when it is snowing and the snow signifies a change. The fire that destroyed Miss Maudie’s house is foreshadowing of what will happen to the town. During the fire, what is presumed to be Boo Radley, places a blanket on Scout, making readers change their view on Boo. The possibility that he is kind and caring arises. Chapter eight is a transition chapter which introduces new ideas. Harper Lee in chapter eight uses birds to symbolize simplicity and innocence. They are seen as too simple minded to be judgmental. The fact that the narrator’s last name and father’s last name are finch, a bird, is not a coincidence. They, like the birds, are the innocent and nonjudgemental compared to the rest of town, especially Atticus.
Even though references were made earlier about birds the most important one so far comes up in chapter 8. When Miss Maudie's house catches on fire Scout says, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew there was trouble in our street." This imagery referring to birds is used to show that she had a bad feeling. Although he had a bad feeling that an event was to occur she couldn't predict what she just knew something didn't seem right.
Chapter 8 is significant within the framework of the novel because this is the first time that Boo Radley gets close and interacts with Scout. Boo Radley places a blanket on Scout and she does not even realize it until Atticus points it out. Before this, Boo Radley did not make an appearance and could almost be thought of as a mythical character created by the people of Maycomb. However, Scout’s encounter with Boo Radley proves that he is not a myth and that Miss Maudie was correct in saying that he is still alive.
Lee uses bird imagery in Chapter 8. This happens when Scouts says to herself that she knows when there is trouble on her street just as birds know where to go when it rains. This imagery helps to explain how well Scout knows her surroundings. The imagery also paints a picture as to how Scout knew what was going on even when no one had told her yet.
The overall significance of Chapter 8 is how Atticus treats Jem and Scout. In the earlier chapters we notice that they call their father "satisfactory" because he is it not there for them. Atticus seems to care more about Jem and Scout and is more interested in their lives. For example, when Jem took Miss. Maudie's hat and she started freaking out about it Atticus just told the kids that it was alright. Also, when Jem told Atticus about their secrets Atticus just told him to keep it to themselves. Atticus is more of a leader in this chapter and you can tell he is acting as a parent figure like he should be, unlike the previous chapters. Lee explains that the birds know where to go when it rains and Scout knows when there is something wrong on the street. He uses the sounds of the birds to compare to the people on the street "scurrying".
Chapter 8 is significant because it seems to be the first true interaction Scout is aware of having with Boo Radley and the first legitimately traumatic event which could easily change a young girl's outlook on life occurs directly to the main character as she witnesses a fire. Lee uses bird imagery to connect instinct of humans, specifically of Scout Finch, to that of animals. If you're unable to tell, I am extremely tired. Also, I love your class.
The overall significance of chapter 8 within the framework of the novel is that it's the turning point of part one. The children finally had Boo Radley come out, but they were too aborbed in the fire of Miss Maddie's house to realize he appeared. This shows a turning point because Scout's life after the fire does not make any sense to her, and the fire the children had been getting closer to meeting Boo Radley. So the chaos of the fire hints how Scout's life becomes chaotic or senseless.
Additionally the symbolism introduced in chapter 8 is significant to the novel. The bird imagery is used to deliver the symbolism of thinking and creating the right answer like the bird knows to get out of the rain. The children, Scout, Jem, and Dill are unlike this yet because Atticus does not efficiently correct or eliminate his kids prejudice. Lee uses the bird imagery in Chapter 8 to deliver the concept of knowing and doing good, and hints whether the children will become like the birds or not.
Chapter 8 is significant to the novel, because it for a few reasons. Firstly, it builds upon the superstation and supernatural occurrences that have been taking place in front of Jem and Scout. It snowed for the first in almost 50 years. The adults were telling the children that this is because of their behavior. This further guilts them until Jem can’t handle it and tells Atticus everything that has happened recently that he didn’t know. Another important part of the chapter is the view we get on Jem. You see his mature side when the fire is happening. He’s beginning to understand the importance of stuff that is happening around him. The last and most important part of this chapter is the teamwork shown by the entire town. When Miss Maudie’s house was burning down, just about every person in town was helping to try to stop it even though it was 16F outside. They were in the house saving furniture and there for moral support too. This goes with one of the main themes of the novel which is the great values of a good-spirited town where everybody knows and cares for everybody else.
The bird imagery Lee uses was “Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street”. She used this imagery/comparison for a reason. This phrase shows that this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. There is additional prove of this when Scout even says “Whose is it?”. This continues to show the small-town aspect of the setting and how much everybody really cares for everybody else. Even as a second-grader, she wanted to help and wasn’t even too scared from it until someone was hanging from the window. Scout was very mature this night, unlike seen before.
In Chapter Eight, a major event occurs that will effect the novel. In the chapter, Miss Maudie’s house accidentally went up in flames. Most of the town of Maycomb came to watch the fire, and a fire truck from sixty miles away came to help put out the fire. While Scout was watching the fire, Boo Radely came up behind her and put a blanket around her. Scout never noticed Boo. This is the first thing time we know officially that Boo has left the house. The gifts in the now cemented tree were not officially from Boo. This will lead Scout, Jem and Dill into more curiosity. Eventually this curiosity will lead the three to the Radley house again, where they may get in trouble. In the novel Lee uses a bird to symbolize how Scout can detect danger, how a bird can sense rain. The bird is used to represent how a person can develop an instinct for the environment around them. So much so that when something is out of place, it is immediately noticed. Another place where this initiative to act on a hunt is with Jem. In the book, he does not particularly know the most about every subject he talks about. Earlier in the book he says that the Dewey Decimal System is the new system of learning for the schools. The Dewey Decimal System is a form of organization for a library, not a way to teach elementary students about Math and Reading. Although unlike a Jem, a bird is usually not wrong. So the bird in the Chapter Eight is uses to symbolize instinct, and perception of people and children.
Within the framework of the novel, the overall significance of chapter eight is to have Boo Radley make his first appearance, while interacting with Scout. This establishes Boo Radley as a real person and that he was not just a myth told from the people in Maycomb. When Boo Radley interacts with Scout, he places a blanket on top of her. However, Scout does not realize what Boo Radley has done until Addicus informs her. This proves that Boo Radley is not a myth and Miss Maudie was correct when she explained he was still alive.
Lee's use of bird imagery in chapter eight refers to when Miss Maudie's house catches on fire around one in the morning. In a hurry, Atticus wakes up Scout for her help with the terrible accident that has happened. She does not question anything and understands something terrible is occurring. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This relates to Scout's sense of danger to the fast instincts of a bird. Scout was able to sense something terrible was happening when Atticus woke her up in a panic and was able to help with the fire in the house.
Chapter 8 in To Kill a Mockingbird has some significance to the framework of the novel. It brings out the intentions of how the kids interact. Boo Radley carves soap sculptures for the kids attention while Scout and Jem build a snowman for the hate of Mr. Avery. The presence of Boo Radley putting a blanket on Scout reassures them that Boo Radley is still there in the house. The use of bird imagery to show that whenever the birds are near, something bad is about to happen. Scout even says that whenever she sees them fly near Miss Maudies house.
Chapter 8 of To Kill A Mockingbird is significant because of Scout's situation with the Radley family. Jem and Scout are both afraid but intrigued when it comes to the Radleys, and were on high alert since Mrs. Radley died. When Scout found out that it was most likely Boo Radley who gave her a blanket as they watched their neighbor's house burn, she freaked out. The chapter changes their point of view and makes the Finch family have second thoughts about Boo Radley and whether he's really evil and the rumors are true.
Chapter 8 is significant to the rest of this story because i believe it is a turning point and a realization. I believe that from this point on, more trouble could be apparent for Jem and Scout. This chapter could serve as an insight to things that will develop later on in the story. This chapter also serves as a realization to scout. All the things about Boo Radley that have been slowly adding up finally smack her in the face. She finally realizes that all the things shes seen are true. Boo is alove and he is paying attention to her. It makes her feel uncomfortable at first.
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Bird symbolism becomes apparent in this chapter as well. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." is the first example we've seen so far. This is relate Scouts instincts to that of a bird. A bird has the instincts to get out of the rain and realize the rain. Scout is realizing there is something wrong on her street, and needs tor react. This is why she so suddenly wakes up and begins to hurry along as Atticus had instructed
The significance of the chapter was to set up character of Scout,Ms.Maudie, and Boo. While still childish, Scout is trying to become more mature and lean away a bit form the hard like attitude. Then Ms.Maudie showed us her scrastic side as she teased Jem about the hat on the snowman's head. Although we also see this great outlook on life that Ms.Maudie has as well. When her house burnt down she didn't look for grievance from other but she started thinking of her new house with her spectacular garden. Then we also see are first real glimpse of Boo. As he puts the brown blanket over a frozen Scout. This deminshes all of the pyshco, crazy man rumors about him. Lee use bird imaginary to set up setting in this chapter.
The overall significance of Chapter 8 is the evolvement of the character of Boo Radley. The townspeople portrayed Boo as a cynical psychopath, but as a story evolved Boo contradicts those assumptions. As the townspeople put out the fire, Boo wraps a blanket around Scout to keep her from freezing. But until Atticus mentions the blanket, Jem and Scout fail to notice the blanket. The blanket causes Scout to feel sick to her stomach, while it causes Jem to confess all the events that have occurred. Jem seems to have the impression, without realizing it, that Boo is not as terrible as the people make him. When Mr. Radley cuts of the communication between them and Boo, it has a great effect on Jem. Boo uses the gifts to create that friendship between them and Jem cries when he realizes that their silent friendship has been cemented. Boo shows his true character rather than impression the rumor made about him.
In Chapter 8 Lee uses bird imagery to symbolize Scouts instincts. Scout says "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Whenever it rains a bird instinctively seek shelter to stay dry. Human instincts allow a person to observe the behaviors around them, create conclusions, and have stimulus physical or mental reactions. Scout is able sense, through Atticus’s urgency and the noises outside, that a terrible event is occurring.
The overall significance of chapter 8 Involves a blanket and Atticus. Atticus starts to show emotion and feeling towards the kids in this chapter. The scene with the snowman is a key indicator for this, when he ecnoliges the kids hard work and determination. He also shows emotion during the fire scene towards the kids with there safety and feelings. The Fire scene with Mrs.Maudie house taking flames reveals what happens with the blanket supposedly Boo Radley put the blanket around scout while he was outside in the cold. Boo Radley is the man who is mean and nasty and never comes outside his house.
The Bird significance in the book is a similarity between human situation and nature. Scout is able to tell Somthing is wrong in the street by all the noise and cluster, Just as birds make noise before a storm.
Chapter 8 shows us a world that is changing. The snow, which hasn't come since 1885 (the beginning of the civil war), show that something changing is coming The fire that happens is a scare to the whole community, and show that more things are coming, possibly through the intensity of the violence. Yet the attitude of Miss Maudie represents that of the town: ever looking to a brighter side. The house might come to represent a person, that though one person suffered, the community was saved. Overall, Chapter 8 can be used as a catalyst to a new era in Maycomb and the rising action.
Scout's statement about the bird shows that it is synonymous with the stirring of trouble, but also the awareness and knowledge of it. This could also be a connection to their last name, Finch, showing that they are knowledgeable, but will also be the root of some trouble.
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The significance of chapter eight is to show that everyone in the town comes together in a time a time of need. When Miss Maudie's house burned down, the whole town came together to help out the fire out. A fire truck from a neiboring town came to help as well. Even Boo Radley came out and helped Scout while she was cold.
Lee uses bird imagery throughout the whole novel with the last name of the the main characters, Jem and Scout Finch. I believe she does this to symbolize how they are free as children.
Chapter 8 is a major turning point in To Kill A Mockingbird. Maycomb had their first snow fall since 1885, which then led to a couple houses catching fire and then a strange discovery. The fires on the street cause the neighborhood to work together and make sure everyone is safe. While Jem and Scout are standing away from the fire, like their father said to, Scout receives a blanket that she does not discover until she arrives at home. The family decided that Boo Radley was the one who put the blanket around Scouts shoulders since he was the only one not at the fire helping. The discovery that Boo is still alive makes Jem and Scout more curious as to where he has been hiding and what he has been doing.
When it rains birds tend to flock underneath some kind of shelter. Lee uses that to compare how Scout could sense that there was danger on her street and that everyone was going to help.
Chapter 8 is when everything started turning for the worse. It snowed for the first time in Maycomb since 1885 which the neighbor blamed on Scout and Jem since they run around carelessly. Miss Maudies house then caught on fire which caused the whole neighborhood to wake up and try to distinguish the fire. Also it was the first time that Jem and Scout ever encountered Boo Radley. Granted they did not see him, they assumed it was he who put the blanket over Scout to keep her warm as she watched the fire. The mockingbird resembles innocence of a child. The reason you should never kill a mockingbird is because its like you are making a child grow up and face the world. You take away the imagination, the fun, and the love that children have just by one little "bullet".
The main significance in this chapter is that Boo Radley had come out into the open, right behind Scout, close enough to drape a blanket over her shoulders, but remained unseen by anyone else. This is important in the novel because it shows that Boo Radley may not be such a mythical figure that he is portrayed to be in the beginning of the novel. It also shows the growing up and maturing of Jem when he had already realized with the knot hole that Boo Radley was actually real, and this just sparked the beginning of Jem's realization to what else exactly is false or mythical in the novel, but also his clearer understanding as to the towns events.
The overall significance is that Miss. Maudi's house is on fire and the neighbors come out to save most of her furniture. Then she says she does not miss her house but she looks forward to her new house with a bigger garden. The birds are used to express the innocence of the people in the town and that they have been hurt by the evil that lies in the town
ReplyDeleteThe significance of chapter eight is the fire and the blanket. The town recorded its lowest temperature since the 1880's. The town thus began the building of fires within their homes in order to keep warm. Scout and Jem also built a snowman. Scout calls the snowman the n word. I believe that this may be foreshadowing the arrival of some black characters. Miss Maudie's house catches on fire during the night. Atticus upon realizing this makes Scout and Jem stand by the Radley's yard. While they are there, it is believed that Boo Radley places a blanket on Scout without her noticing. This proves to the Finch family that Boo Radley is still alive.
ReplyDeleteLee uses birds in order to compare the commotion of the street to birds taking safety. Scout says that she knows when there is trouble like birds knowing where to go when it rains. Upon seeing the fire at Miss Maudie's house, Scout knows to go in front of the Radley's yard which is then instructed to her by Atticus.
ReplyDeleteI personally believe that chapter 8 is significant because of The snow scene in contrast with the house fire that comes soon after. I believe this is foreshadowing a disaster of some kind that will follow what right now is calm. Something unusual and unexpected is about to happen like the snow, and then there will be trial and conflict that will threaten to destroy the town just as the fire destroyed the house.
The bird imagery in Chapter 8 is very significant. The idea of birds sensing and then doing what is right is a symbol of Scout and her family and how they may soon have choose the right thing even in a difficult situation.
The chapters before Chapter 8 alluded to Boo Radley placing gifts in the tree hole. After the fire, Jem finally tells Atticus all of the past events that made him realize it was Boo who placed the blanket on Scout. Scout does not understand how all of the events and gifts tie together. However, Boo's actions finally convince Scout he is a human being, not some kind of spirit. As Jem already understood this concept, it shows the maturity level difference of Scout versus Jem. Jem is no longer Scout's playmate, but is more of an adult.
ReplyDelete"Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in out street." Lee's use of bird imagery symbolizes how well Scout knows her little town of Maycomb. Birds know trees are a safe place to stay dry when it rains. Scout's "rainstorm" is Miss Maudie's house fire. Like a bird senses a rainstorm, Scout senses trouble nearby.
Question 1: Chapter 8 is a significant chapter in TKAM. It not only provides vital parts to the plot, it also provides concepts related to the theme of the book. It shows how gullible and naïve children are through Scout's belief of bad behavior causing winter and that snow is the end of the world. Chapter 8 also shows the innocence of teasing by children. They do not realize that it may insult or harm others. Atticus seems to be changing his personality and his parenting style in this chapter. This is significant because his new personality may rub off on Jem and Scout and change their views and values. Miss Maudie's house burns down in chaper 8. This helps introduce the children to reality and teaches them how to deal with unfortunate situations. Finally, readers learn in this chapter that Boo Radley came out of his house and helped Scout. This may provide the answer to the gifts in the tree.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: Lee uses bird imagery in Chapter 8. Scout describes her knowing that there was fire like how a bird knows where to go when it rains. Birds are born with and are raised to have an instinct when it rains. They are able to identify when rain is coming before it does. This is similar to Scout in that she was able to tell there was trouble before she saw it. Scout was able to infer this through her father's tone and the mood of the house. That instinct was similar to a bird's ability to identify rain through environmental signs and indicators.
Chapter 8 is very significant to the framework of the novel. During the chapter, Scout reaches the realization that Jem has already gone through. She begins to realize Boo is an actual person not some mythical monster. Although Scout was certain Boo Radley was alive from hearing laughing, she had yet to view him as a human being. When Boo places the blanket on her and Jem tries to explain the circumstances to Atticus, Scout comes to this revelation. The chapter is also significant because the reader learns more about Miss Maudie's character. The reader learns she doesn't dwell on her misfortunes and tries to think positively. Miss Maudie is important because she acts a female role model for Scout. Even though Calpurnia is a female role model, Scout doesn't respect her as much as Miss Maudie. This is because she sees Calpurnia as someone who will get her into trouble. Chapter 8 is also significant because the audience learns of Jem's understanding. Jem knows that Mr. Radley filled the hole with cement. He views this as unjust because Mr. Radley is keeping Boo from making an outside connection. Nathan Radley is also perpetuating his stereotype. So far in the novel he has done nothing to contradict the rumors about him.
ReplyDeleteLee writes during this chapter "Just as birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Her description of a bird's instincts is compared to the intuitions and instincts of Scout. Scout is in tune with her town. She knows all the gossip and like everyone else tries to know everything about everyone. Scout has intuition at her young age. She can tell when something may go awry. In chapter 7 Scout has a bad feeling about Jem and Dill's plan. This also starts the beginning of comparing Scout to a bird. She like the bird has instincts and is in tune with her surroundings. Lee's imagery helps to explain Scout's character. She is in tune to the adults and town around her. Scout can also be influence by her surroundings similar to a bird. Her surroundings shape her and her actions like a bird's actions are shaped by its surroundings. The adults and town Scout lives in shape her thoughts about the world. Similarly, a bird's actions and intuitions are shaped by their surroundings and the birds around them.
Chapter eight is a crucial element in building the plot lines of the story. The snow brings out some key characteristics and attitudes in the characters that we may not have seen previously. We realize that Jem is a very creative child, not just a trouble maker. He will do anything it takes to pursue an idea he has and accomplish a goal. He shows this when he creates the snowman using dirt as a base, because there is not enough snow yet. We also see some more compassion from Atticus as he takes a stronger interest in the children and their activities, comimenting Jem on his skills. He also shows this when he is caring towards Jem for telling him the truth about everything they have done to Mr. Radley. The bird imagery used in this chapter is explaining the real story of Boo Radley. There are myths that go around making him seem like a bad person. These rumors create an evil image of Boo, when in reality we learn that he is not like this. Miss Maudie explains to Scout that he has always been polite to her and that he has never done anything wrong to the neighborhood. Bird imagery is used to show that a good person can be misinterpreted when an unreliable source gives the information.
ReplyDeleteThe overall significance of chapter 8 in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many conflicts. The town sees snow for the first time since 1855. Mr.Avery tells the kids that the seasons changed when kids are bad. During all this Mrs.Radley dies and Atticus visits to say his condolences, and the kids ask if they say Boo Radley. Atticus randomly wakes up Scout in the middle of the night to show that Miss Maudie's house is on fire. During all this Atticus tells Jem and Scout to stay put, Atticus notices when Scout gets back their is a blanket and Jem and Scour are confused how it got there. They assume Boo Radley came out and put the blanket on you. Lee's use of bird imagery in Chapter 8 is when Miss Maudie's house catches on fire Scout says "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Bird imagery is used during this novel for sensing and doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteChapter 8 shows how connected the whole town is. The fire brought everyone together, and people were trying to help out where they could. It shows how tight knit the community is. The fire also shows the readers how fast word spreads in the town. Most of the citizens were at Miss Maudie's house in a matter of minutes. This sort of represents how rumors fly through the town. The bird imagery in Chapter 8 shows the upcoming danger. The birds were flying away from the fire and represented how they could easily escape the danger, but the people in town could not escape as easily. The birds also represent the foreboding situation that Scout and her family are about to be presented with.
ReplyDelete1. The overall significance of chapter 8 is it setting up possible conflict for later in the story. The blanket being placed on Scout's shoulders without her or Jem noticing leads to speculations as to who did it. Scout, Jem, and Atticus come to the conclusion that it was Boo. This could lead to conflict because people may want to know what Boo does and why he placed a blanket upon a little girls shoulders. Also this sets up the idea of raising questions about Boo Radley. Is he a kind person that had a reason to stab his mother, such as abuse, or is he really as crazy as the myths say he is.
ReplyDelete2. Lee's use of bird imagery shows that although scout did not know what was exactly going on she knows it was nothing good. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains" this shows that birds know where to be when it rains tying back to scout knowing that something was wrong. The imagery is used to show that when there is trouble scout knows to get away from it and be safe just as the birds know where to go when it rains.
Chapter 8 creates an overall framework for the novel because it gives a foreshadowing of what is to happen later in the novel. The fire that happens to Miss Maudie's house is a symbol of this idea, because the fire represents the trouble that is later to happen to the town. Then Boo Radley does a kind thing by placing a blanket on Scout, and instead of feeling grateful Scout feels sick. This shows how frightful Boo Radley still makes the children feel.
ReplyDeleteThe bird symbolism is shown when Miss Maudie's house burns down and Scout exclaims, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This is a symbol Scout foreshadowing that the fire was just the start of the troubles for the people later on. Scout is showing her mature six year old side her with being able to identify this, when most adults haven't even realized.
Chapter 8 seems to humanize Boo Radley in Scout and Jem's eyes. The children believe that it was he that left them gifts, stitched Jem's pants, and in chapter 8 wrapped a blanket around Scout's shoulders. The dark stories originally oriented around him are beginning to diminish because of his supposedly good actions.
ReplyDeleteLee uses bird imagery to compare to the human senses. Humans sense things and use their instincts to make the right decision, just as birds do before it rains.
In chapter 8 the significance shown is foreshadowing. As the reader when the fire happens you are not meant to know who did it but knowing the story took place when the KKK was still around leads you to wonder if it was them. Anyway, Miss Maudie's house was burnt down by someone or a group of someone's who could possibly strike again. Chapter 8 is meant to have the reader be curious as a mystery begins to unfold. Lee introduces bird imagery in chapter 8 by having Scout say "just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in pur street." What Lee wants to portrait from this is that this was not the end of the long chain of troubles to come.
ReplyDelete1. The significance of chapter eight is to deepen the idea of something strange going on in Maycomb. Lee already establishes something weird is going on by the presents left in the tree. This chapter was to make sure that our curiosity arose to figure out what is happening.
ReplyDelete2. Lee's use of bird imagery was used to describe the was Scout felt when she woke up. At first she was clueless but it was almost automatic how awake and aware she became.
Looking at the surface of the chapter, the massive fire during abnormal weather shows great significance for obvious reasons. It not only ruins Miss Maudie's house, but it also sends shock across the entire community of Maycomb. Throughout the chapter, Jem proves once again proves that he looks at the society with a more mature view. Another significant part of the chapter is Boo Radley's appearance. This shows that, not only is he alive, but that he is also generous. This, based of off the other chapters of the book thus far, is the snow being a bad omen. This may come into play later in the novel, and as we have already seen, bad things have already began to take place.
ReplyDeleteThis bird imagery that Lee uses has great significance. She describes the birds as having a certain instinct that they know where to go when it rains. Scout has this instinct as well, showing that she knew something was wrong. This will more than likely come into play later on in the story because Scout will need to react upon instinct instead of thought. This may possibly hint towards how she will react to a certain situation later in the novel.
The overall significance of chapter is that people's views on others are changing. When it snowed in Maycomb, Jem and Scout built a snowman resembling Mr. Avery, an unfriendly neighbor. Atticus is impressed, but then sees the resemblance and asks them to disguise the snowman. In this case, Atticus is protecting the dignity of another person. Then when Miss Maudie's house catches fire, all the neighbors help rescuer her stuff, but the house still burns to the around. Miss Maudie's reaction to the fire confuses the children as well. The children do not understand how she can be so positive and interested in them when she's lost everything. The children do not realize that the cuts on Miss Maudie's hands are evidence of the grief she chooses not to show. Neither fires nor cold are common in Maycomb, and the community is forced to look at situations from a different perspective. Thus, the fire marks the end of innocence in the novel. Lastly, when Jem finds out that Boo Radley was doing all the nice things, (the sewn pants and the blanket around Scout) his opinion changes, and tries to see him as a nice person. These examples are how people's views on others are changing in the town of Maycomb.
ReplyDeleteLee's use of bird imagery in chapter 8 is that it of innocence being destroyed by evil, and the “mockingbird” comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Scout says, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." It is a symbol for sensing, and then doing the right thing.
Chapter 8 is a important chapter in this novel giving us information, symbols, and allowing us to infer things about various characters. The significance in the framework of the novel is that it is a hinge chapter. This chapter begins to shift us into another direction. This shift is from a childish view to a more mature view at this point. Jem fesses up and informs Atticus of what happened with the Mr. Radley incident. Scout being worried relaxes when this ends us helping the two in that they are able to figure out it was Boo Radley who put the blanket around scout. This is also an important chapter, because it has many examples of prejudice. The fire symbolizes prejudice as it burns the snowman down that represents a mixed/colored man. In conclusion, this chapter is significant in that without it we wouldn't be able to spring forward into our next chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe significance of chapter eight constitutes the first physical contact that Scout and Jem experience with Boo Radley, even though they do not see him and only realize this after it occurs. This is a progression of plot. Additionally, it shows that Boo Radley is not afraid to enter in close proximity to the children and therefore is not a coward holing up in the Radley Place, lessening a bit of the mystery about him. This foreshadows that the children may not have to convince him to come out; he may do so on his own accord.
ReplyDelete"Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This statement is one of imagery because it appeals to the senses of the reader. The reader can visualize all the birds sensing the rain and retreating into shelter. The author compares this to Scout knowing that trouble is occurring when all of her neighbors congregate, just as the birds do.
Chapter eight of To Kill a Mockingbird is the beginning of a new story. Readers see and sense a change in opinion, narration, and ideals of characters. In chapter eight, Scout thinks it is the end of the world when it is snowing and the snow signifies a change. The fire that destroyed Miss Maudie’s house is foreshadowing of what will happen to the town. During the fire, what is presumed to be Boo Radley, places a blanket on Scout, making readers change their view on Boo. The possibility that he is kind and caring arises. Chapter eight is a transition chapter which introduces new ideas.
ReplyDeleteHarper Lee in chapter eight uses birds to symbolize simplicity and innocence. They are seen as too simple minded to be judgmental. The fact that the narrator’s last name and father’s last name are finch, a bird, is not a coincidence. They, like the birds, are the innocent and nonjudgemental compared to the rest of town, especially Atticus.
Even though references were made earlier about birds the most important one so far comes up in chapter 8. When Miss Maudie's house catches on fire Scout says, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew there was trouble in our street." This imagery referring to birds is used to show that she had a bad feeling. Although he had a bad feeling that an event was to occur she couldn't predict what she just knew something didn't seem right.
ReplyDeleteChapter 8 is significant within the framework of the novel because this is the first time that Boo Radley gets close and interacts with Scout. Boo Radley places a blanket on Scout and she does not even realize it until Atticus points it out. Before this, Boo Radley did not make an appearance and could almost be thought of as a mythical character created by the people of Maycomb. However, Scout’s encounter with Boo Radley proves that he is not a myth and that Miss Maudie was correct in saying that he is still alive.
ReplyDeleteLee uses bird imagery in Chapter 8. This happens when Scouts says to herself that she knows when there is trouble on her street just as birds know where to go when it rains. This imagery helps to explain how well Scout knows her surroundings. The imagery also paints a picture as to how Scout knew what was going on even when no one had told her yet.
The overall significance of Chapter 8 is how Atticus treats Jem and Scout. In the earlier chapters we notice that they call their father "satisfactory" because he is it not there for them. Atticus seems to care more about Jem and Scout and is more interested in their lives. For example, when Jem took Miss. Maudie's hat and she started freaking out about it Atticus just told the kids that it was alright. Also, when Jem told Atticus about their secrets Atticus just told him to keep it to themselves. Atticus is more of a leader in this chapter and you can tell he is acting as a parent figure like he should be, unlike the previous chapters.
ReplyDeleteLee explains that the birds know where to go when it rains and Scout knows when there is something wrong on the street. He uses the sounds of the birds to compare to the people on the street "scurrying".
Chapter 8 is significant because it seems to be the first true interaction Scout is aware of having with Boo Radley and the first legitimately traumatic event which could easily change a young girl's outlook on life occurs directly to the main character as she witnesses a fire. Lee uses bird imagery to connect instinct of humans, specifically of Scout Finch, to that of animals.
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The overall significance of chapter 8 within the framework of the novel is that it's the turning point of part one. The children finally had Boo Radley come out, but they were too aborbed in the fire of Miss Maddie's house to realize he appeared. This shows a turning point because Scout's life after the fire does not make any sense to her, and the fire the children had been getting closer to meeting Boo Radley. So the chaos of the fire hints how Scout's life becomes chaotic or senseless.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally the symbolism introduced in chapter 8 is significant to the novel. The bird imagery is used to deliver the symbolism of thinking and creating the right answer like the bird knows to get out of the rain. The children, Scout, Jem, and Dill are unlike this yet because Atticus does not efficiently correct or eliminate his kids prejudice. Lee uses the bird imagery in Chapter 8 to deliver the concept of knowing and doing good, and hints whether the children will become like the birds or not.
Chapter 8 is significant to the novel, because it for a few reasons. Firstly, it builds upon the superstation and supernatural occurrences that have been taking place in front of Jem and Scout. It snowed for the first in almost 50 years. The adults were telling the children that this is because of their behavior. This further guilts them until Jem can’t handle it and tells Atticus everything that has happened recently that he didn’t know. Another important part of the chapter is the view we get on Jem. You see his mature side when the fire is happening. He’s beginning to understand the importance of stuff that is happening around him. The last and most important part of this chapter is the teamwork shown by the entire town. When Miss Maudie’s house was burning down, just about every person in town was helping to try to stop it even though it was 16F outside. They were in the house saving furniture and there for moral support too. This goes with one of the main themes of the novel which is the great values of a good-spirited town where everybody knows and cares for everybody else.
ReplyDeleteThe bird imagery Lee uses was “Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street”. She used this imagery/comparison for a reason. This phrase shows that this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. There is additional prove of this when Scout even says “Whose is it?”. This continues to show the small-town aspect of the setting and how much everybody really cares for everybody else. Even as a second-grader, she wanted to help and wasn’t even too scared from it until someone was hanging from the window. Scout was very mature this night, unlike seen before.
In Chapter Eight, a major event occurs that will effect the novel. In the chapter, Miss Maudie’s house accidentally went up in flames. Most of the town of Maycomb came to watch the fire, and a fire truck from sixty miles away came to help put out the fire. While Scout was watching the fire, Boo Radely came up behind her and put a blanket around her. Scout never noticed Boo. This is the first thing time we know officially that Boo has left the house. The gifts in the now cemented tree were not officially from Boo. This will lead Scout, Jem and Dill into more curiosity. Eventually this curiosity will lead the three to the Radley house again, where they may get in trouble.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Lee uses a bird to symbolize how Scout can detect danger, how a bird can sense rain. The bird is used to represent how a person can develop an instinct for the environment around them. So much so that when something is out of place, it is immediately noticed. Another place where this initiative to act on a hunt is with Jem. In the book, he does not particularly know the most about every subject he talks about. Earlier in the book he says that the Dewey Decimal System is the new system of learning for the schools. The Dewey Decimal System is a form of organization for a library, not a way to teach elementary students about Math and Reading. Although unlike a Jem, a bird is usually not wrong. So the bird in the Chapter Eight is uses to symbolize instinct, and perception of people and children.
Within the framework of the novel, the overall significance of chapter eight is to have Boo Radley make his first appearance, while interacting with Scout. This establishes Boo Radley as a real person and that he was not just a myth told from the people in Maycomb. When Boo Radley interacts with Scout, he places a blanket on top of her. However, Scout does not realize what Boo Radley has done until Addicus informs her. This proves that Boo Radley is not a myth and Miss Maudie was correct when she explained he was still alive.
ReplyDeleteLee's use of bird imagery in chapter eight refers to when Miss Maudie's house catches on fire around one in the morning. In a hurry, Atticus wakes up Scout for her help with the terrible accident that has happened. She does not question anything and understands something terrible is occurring. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." This relates to Scout's sense of danger to the fast instincts of a bird. Scout was able to sense something terrible was happening when Atticus woke her up in a panic and was able to help with the fire in the house.
Chapter 8 in To Kill a Mockingbird has some significance to the framework of the novel. It brings out the intentions of how the kids interact. Boo Radley carves soap sculptures for the kids attention while Scout and Jem build a snowman for the hate of Mr. Avery. The presence of Boo Radley putting a blanket on Scout reassures them that Boo Radley is still there in the house. The use of bird imagery to show that whenever the birds are near, something bad is about to happen. Scout even says that whenever she sees them fly near Miss Maudies house.
ReplyDeleteChapter 8 of To Kill A Mockingbird is significant because of Scout's situation with the Radley family. Jem and Scout are both afraid but intrigued when it comes to the Radleys, and were on high alert since Mrs. Radley died. When Scout found out that it was most likely Boo Radley who gave her a blanket as they watched their neighbor's house burn, she freaked out. The chapter changes their point of view and makes the Finch family have second thoughts about Boo Radley and whether he's really evil and the rumors are true.
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ReplyDeleteChapter 8 is significant to the rest of this story because i believe it is a turning point and a realization. I believe that from this point on, more trouble could be apparent for Jem and Scout. This chapter could serve as an insight to things that will develop later on in the story. This chapter also serves as a realization to scout. All the things about Boo Radley that have been slowly adding up finally smack her in the face. She finally realizes that all the things shes seen are true. Boo is alove and he is paying attention to her. It makes her feel uncomfortable at first.
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Bird symbolism becomes apparent in this chapter as well. "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." is the first example we've seen so far. This is relate Scouts instincts to that of a bird. A bird has the instincts to get out of the rain and realize the rain. Scout is realizing there is something wrong on her street, and needs tor react. This is why she so suddenly wakes up and begins to hurry along as Atticus had instructed
The significance of the chapter was to set up character of Scout,Ms.Maudie, and Boo. While still childish, Scout is trying to become more mature and lean away a bit form the hard like attitude. Then Ms.Maudie showed us her scrastic side as she teased Jem about the hat on the snowman's head. Although we also see this great outlook on life that Ms.Maudie has as well. When her house burnt down she didn't look for grievance from other but she started thinking of her new house with her spectacular garden. Then we also see are first real glimpse of Boo. As he puts the brown blanket over a frozen Scout. This deminshes all of the pyshco, crazy man rumors about him.
ReplyDeleteLee use bird imaginary to set up setting in this chapter.
The overall significance of Chapter 8 is the evolvement of the character of Boo Radley. The townspeople portrayed Boo as a cynical psychopath, but as a story evolved Boo contradicts those assumptions. As the townspeople put out the fire, Boo wraps a blanket around Scout to keep her from freezing. But until Atticus mentions the blanket, Jem and Scout fail to notice the blanket. The blanket causes Scout to feel sick to her stomach, while it causes Jem to confess all the events that have occurred. Jem seems to have the impression, without realizing it, that Boo is not as terrible as the people make him. When Mr. Radley cuts of the communication between them and Boo, it has a great effect on Jem. Boo uses the gifts to create that friendship between them and Jem cries when he realizes that their silent friendship has been cemented. Boo shows his true character rather than impression the rumor made about him.
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 8 Lee uses bird imagery to symbolize Scouts instincts. Scout says "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street." Whenever it rains a bird instinctively seek shelter to stay dry. Human instincts allow a person to observe the behaviors around them, create conclusions, and have stimulus physical or mental reactions. Scout is able sense, through Atticus’s urgency and the noises outside, that a terrible event is occurring.
The overall significance of chapter 8 Involves a blanket and Atticus. Atticus starts to show emotion and feeling towards the kids in this chapter. The scene with the snowman is a key indicator for this, when he ecnoliges the kids hard work and determination. He also shows emotion during the fire scene towards the kids with there safety and feelings. The Fire scene with Mrs.Maudie house taking flames reveals what happens with the blanket supposedly Boo Radley put the blanket around scout while he was outside in the cold. Boo Radley is the man who is mean and nasty and never comes outside his house.
ReplyDeleteThe Bird significance in the book is a similarity between human situation and nature. Scout is able to tell Somthing is wrong in the street by all the noise and cluster, Just as birds make noise before a storm.
Chapter 8 shows us a world that is changing. The snow, which hasn't come since 1885 (the beginning of the civil war), show that something changing is coming The fire that happens is a scare to the whole community, and show that more things are coming, possibly through the intensity of the violence. Yet the attitude of Miss Maudie represents that of the town: ever looking to a brighter side. The house might come to represent a person, that though one person suffered, the community was saved. Overall, Chapter 8 can be used as a catalyst to a new era in Maycomb and the rising action.
ReplyDeleteScout's statement about the bird shows that it is synonymous with the stirring of trouble, but also the awareness and knowledge of it. This could also be a connection to their last name, Finch, showing that they are knowledgeable, but will also be the root of some trouble.
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The significance of chapter eight is to show that everyone in the town comes together in a time a time of need. When Miss Maudie's house burned down, the whole town came together to help out the fire out. A fire truck from a neiboring town came to help as well. Even Boo Radley came out and helped Scout while she was cold.
ReplyDeleteLee uses bird imagery throughout the whole novel with the last name of the the main characters, Jem and Scout Finch. I believe she does this to symbolize how they are free as children.
Chapter 8 is a major turning point in To Kill A Mockingbird. Maycomb had their first snow fall since 1885, which then led to a couple houses catching fire and then a strange discovery. The fires on the street cause the neighborhood to work together and make sure everyone is safe. While Jem and Scout are standing away from the fire, like their father said to, Scout receives a blanket that she does not discover until she arrives at home. The family decided that Boo Radley was the one who put the blanket around Scouts shoulders since he was the only one not at the fire helping. The discovery that Boo is still alive makes Jem and Scout more curious as to where he has been hiding and what he has been doing.
ReplyDeleteWhen it rains birds tend to flock underneath some kind of shelter. Lee uses that to compare how Scout could sense that there was danger on her street and that everyone was going to help.
Chapter 8 is when everything started turning for the worse. It snowed for the first time in Maycomb since 1885 which the neighbor blamed on Scout and Jem since they run around carelessly. Miss Maudies house then caught on fire which caused the whole neighborhood to wake up and try to distinguish the fire. Also it was the first time that Jem and Scout ever encountered Boo Radley. Granted they did not see him, they assumed it was he who put the blanket over Scout to keep her warm as she watched the fire.
ReplyDeleteThe mockingbird resembles innocence of a child. The reason you should never kill a mockingbird is because its like you are making a child grow up and face the world. You take away the imagination, the fun, and the love that children have just by one little "bullet".
The main significance in this chapter is that Boo Radley had come out into the open, right behind Scout, close enough to drape a blanket over her shoulders, but remained unseen by anyone else. This is important in the novel because it shows that Boo Radley may not be such a mythical figure that he is portrayed to be in the beginning of the novel. It also shows the growing up and maturing of Jem when he had already realized with the knot hole that Boo Radley was actually real, and this just sparked the beginning of Jem's realization to what else exactly is false or mythical in the novel, but also his clearer understanding as to the towns events.
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