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About This Passage
Selected for vocabulary density (tired, slop, sagged), syntactic complexity (semicolon joining three images of decay), and thematic weight — the whole town feels exhausted, and that matters for the story ahead.
Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, and the courthouse sagged in the square.
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Dill says his father is taller than Atticus and has a black beard, but then he admits his father is dead. Why would Dill tell a story that isn't true about his father? What in the story makes you think so?
- Jem takes Dill's dare and runs to slap the Radley house, even though he is terrified. Was Jem brave to do it, or foolish? What in the story makes you think so?
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