At the end of chapter 2, Scout’s narration reflects on Miss Caroline by saying, “Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her.” Questions
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Analyze the meaning of the chapter: What happened in the chapter to make Scout say this?

How is the text structured? What is the job of each structural element of the text?

The job of the exposition in this chapter is . . .

The job of the rising action in this chapter is . . .

The job of the climax in this chapter is . . .

The job of the resolution in this chapter is . . .

How does the structure of the chapter lead readers to understand what Scout means when she says, “Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her”?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile