Chapter 13 - To Kill a Mockingbird by https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva en-us 2017-01-05 18:52:27 UTC 2025-12-24 11:15:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Basic Plot Points of Chapter 13 kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145574377 *In Chapter 13, Aunt Alexandra first arrived at the Finch household to assist Atticus and the kids while Atticus is constantly doing court work
*Scout explains that she and Alexandra have never quite gotten along and brushes up on their awkward and short conversations. *It is also clear that Alexandra does not approve of Atticus's parenting. 
*Though Alexandra is new to Maycomb, Scout describes how much she fits in with the locals.
*Scout brushes up on Alexandra's looks and how judgmental she can be towards others. She discusses her way of constantly describing what she thinks best for the family. 
*Aunt Alexandra attempts to fit into the social class system between most families in Maycomb. It works and she fits like a glove.
*Alexandra gets upset when she discovers Atticus has said something "rude" about family to the children.
*Atticus walks into the room with Jem and Scout and yells at Scout making her cry.
*When Scout asks if she really has to remember the Finch family history, Atticus tells her to forget all of it.
*Scout realizes that Atticus was put up to such a thing by Alexandra. He reassures his children that he is back to his old self by cracking a joke to the kids.

]]> 2017-01-05 18:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145574377 A Quizlet on basic terms and ideas for chapter 13 kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145893953 https://quizlet.com/subject/to-kill-a-mockingbird-chapter-13/]]> 2017-01-09 02:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145893953 "I could think of nothing else to say to her. In fact I could never think of anything to say to her, and I sat thinking of past painful conversations between us"(Lee 170). kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894168 This quote shows Scout elaborating on her troubling encounters with Aunt Alexandra. Throughout this chapter, Scout offers multiple hateful opinions on her aunt. This quote contributes to that and also foreshadows a beginning of their rocky relationship.]]> 2017-01-09 02:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894168 "Aunt Alexandra managed to smile in a way that conveyed a gentle apology to Cousin Lily and firm disapproval to me. When Cousin Lily Brooke left I knew I was in for it"(Lee 176). kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894457 In this quote, Alexandra introduces a family member to Scout. This sparks the beginning of Alexandra's stress to teach the children about their family. It once again shows Alexandra trying to express her opinion on what is best for the family(in this case, what she thinks is best at the moment would be family). This quote also displays Scout dreading Alexandra's verbal lashings and disapproval. ]]> 2017-01-09 02:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894457 "You really want us to do all that? I can't remember everything Finches are supposed to do." "I don't want you to remember it. Forget it." He went to the door and out of the room, shutting the door behind him. He nearly slammed it, but caught himself at the last minute and closed it softly"(Lee 179). kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894986 On page 179 of chapter 13, things are already going rocky when Atticus tries to console the kids like Alexandra had asked of him. At some point throughout his confrontation, it seems like her realizes that her opinions on his parenting couldn't matter any less. He realizes that this growing generation of Finches can never be like all of the past Finches and that they cannot be expected to act like their elders. Once he rids the children's minds of worry, he almost slams the door but instead turns back to leave them on an easier note.]]> 2017-01-09 02:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145894986 "I know now what he was trying to do, but Atticus was only a man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work"(Lee 179). kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895294 Scout realizes that while Atticus was trying to honor his sister's beliefs, his attempts could never work in the first place. Her opinions and lessons were far too strong that it would be simpler for a mother-figure to tell the kids instead of a father.]]> 2017-01-09 02:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895294 T Brent with a chapter 13 summary kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895498
]]> 2017-01-09 02:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895498 Chapter 13 Reflection kluna https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895593 Chapter 13 furthers the plot of this novel because it lights the fire and tension between family members once Alexandra comes. This chapter introduces Aunt Alexandra and shows her ways of including her opinions in nearly everything. It displays her knack of fitting in with Maycomb citizens too; one may realize why, since a great deal of Maycomb natives are set in their ways as well. This chapter is needed in the novel because without it, the character of Alexandra probably would not be recognized to be as problematic as she really is.]]> 2017-01-09 03:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kluna/6wc4plotbgva/wish/145895593