CH+08-9

 The winter came in Maycomb county and for once in a great while it snowed. Scout and Jem made a snowman that looked like their neighbor Mr. Avery. Atticus, their dad told them that they should try to disguise the snowman by putting things from miss maudie on it like her hat. Their dad, Atticus, woke up Jem and Scout because their neighbor Miss Maudie's house was on fire. They went down the street to be safe from the fire and when she came back she had a brown blanket on her that she didnt know where it had come from. Jem and their dad found out that it had been Boo Radley that had put the blanket on her. Atticus told them that they should return the blanket and when he said this, Jem started to tell Atticus all of the experiences they had with the Radleys which Atticus, fortunately, did not follow. Atticus told them that they should just keep it all to themselves and that they missed their one great opportunity to see Boo Radley.
 * Chapter 8**

Scout got "crap" from a kid at school because Atticus was defending a black guy. She didn't understand what was wrong with that. It made her really mad, but she asked her father about it before she did anything. Her dad told her the mans name was Tom Robinson. He said that he had to take the the case so he could still be a representative for their town and be in the State Legislature. He told her no matter how bad the case got, not to fight because Maycomb County was their home. Their Uncle Jack, who is Atticus's younger brother, came to spend Christmas with them. Scout was swearing because she wanted to get out of school. Her dad got mad at her at dinner one night when she swore to her uncle and told her she had to stop. They went on Christmas morning to visit their Aunt Alexandria. They didnt like going there because they didn't like their cousin but they liked the food so it made it and okay trip. Her aunt told her off for wearing pants and said she needed to be good, but when she asked her father about it, he said that she was just fine the way she was and to continue being herself. Scout mentioned her friend DIll to Francis and he made fun of her. He said that he wasn't wanted anywhere and that her and Jem ran around with "stray dogs". His aunt also said Atticus was a "nigger lover" and that he was ruining the family. She beat him up until Jack pinned her and Francis told a lie that got her in trouble. She told Jack about what he really said about Atticus and she told him not to tell her dad because she didnt want him to know about their fighting. Scout went downstairs for a drink and she heard Jack and Atticus talking and Jack didn't break the promise but told Atticus about how she tried to do the right thing. Atticus said that he hoped his kids would ask him questions about the trial instead of listening to the people from the town. He didnt want his kids to hate black people. She went back to bed because Atticus told her to, and it says Atticus wanted her to hear every word that she heard. Maybe becuase it was already to late and she had heard the towns opinion first or just because Atticus wanted to influnce her in a proper maner.
 * Chapter 9**

azaleas- a colorful and decorative kind of flower. cannas- a beautiful tropical flower. cordial- warm and friendly flue - a channel in a chimney that allows smoke and flames to pass to the outside near libel- Written texts that is harmful to someone's reputation. perpetrated- carried out; committed plaited- certain style of braid procured- got, to acquire prophets- A prophet is someone able to predict the future. quelled-To quell is to overwhelm something until it is powerless. roomers- persons who rent and live in rooms in a house. switches- slender twigs or branches taffeta- a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear touchous- touchy; sensitive treble- high as in sound, high pitch unfathomable- Something that is unfathomable is something that cannot be understood

Who is Atticus looking out for when he says that if he does not take the case, the kids will not have to listen to him anymore? Is he using it as adiscipline method or does he deeply belive as he says?
 * SAHLI SAYS**

is he looking out for scout and jem??
 * MORPHODITE** comes up a few times. What is it? WHy is it supposed to be funny?---Miss Maudie laughs.

Morphrodite- This is another form of a hermaphrodite. A hermaphrodite is someone or something that is more or less confused in wether it is male or female. When they are dressing up the snowman it starts out representing Mr. Avery, but when Atticus tells them that they need to change it, they try to make it into a woman. Then it becomes a morphodite.