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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 9 Analysis
Chapter 9-- Cecil Jacobs calls Atticus a nigger-lover and Scout gets mad. After, Atticus tells Scout to not get into a fight or pick a fight with people. It was the day before Christmas and Uncle Jack walks to scout and cusses her out because he’s trying to get Atticus not to go to school anymore. Then, on Christmas, they go and meet
Alexandra and Francis at the Finch’s landing. While, they were at
Finch’s Landing, Scout and Francis started to fight.

In Chapter 10, there is a dog that wanders around so Atticus calls the sheriff of Maycomb County. Atticus is told to shoot the dog if he could. But Miss Maudie tells them that Atticus used to be the best shooter in all of Maycomb County

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