Themes

1.) I think that the theme for chapter 15 is innocence and not innocent because towards the end of the chapter Jem and Scout and Dill go downtown to find Atticus and make sure he's okay, but when they went down they found him talking to these men and then Scout jumped out. Jem refused to go home when Atticus told him too and that is why i think the theme is what it is because Jem and Scout are trying to act like adults and Atticuz is getting tougher on them. 

2.) In this chapter Atticus seems to be getting more strict and farther away from Jem and Scout. I think this because he sometimes has no sympathy for them anymore and he's always leaving and going places. In this chapter Mr. Cunninghams seems like he doesn't really care for his son because when Scout tried to talk about his son, he didn't say anything until Scout changed the subject.

In Class Work

I think that the reasoning is that Aunt Alexandra told Atticus that Jem and Scout need to start acting more like a Lady and a gentleman because she fears that they will ruin the Finch family reputation. I think she meant that he was trying to be convincing and telling them that he is becoming more like Cousin Joshua and he hopes he doesn't cost the family 500 dollars and he means to tell them that if they keep acting the way they do and they don't start acting like a lady and a gentleman, then they will become like Cousin Joshua and cost the family 500 dollars. In conclusion, I think that when Scout says only a woman can do that job, she means that only a woman can be that convincing. 

Stages of Morality

1.) I think that Scout falls under the stage of self-interest because she is a little girl and she does what will make her happy, although she doesn't do anything that might hurt someone she cares about. For example, she plays the Radley game with Dill and Jem because it makes her happy and she has fun doing so. Even though Jem has grown out of that stage by this time in the book, Scout still believes that it is okay. 

2.) I believe that Atticus follows the stage of Order and Law because first off, he's a lawyer. Also when he is not at work he believes that you should not break the law because you will be punished. For example, when Atticus had to defend a black man, he did not refuse the case because it was against the law to refuse because it was his job. Also when people called him horrid names for defending Tom Robinson, he did not call them anything because he believes that firing a comment back is the right thing to do.

Norms Questions

1.) I think that Atticus follows the Subjective Norms because he is a parent and he sometimes has expectations for Jem and Scout. For example, he expects them to be on their best behavior because he doesn't want them to grow up with no rules because he wants them to succeed in whatever they would like to do. Lots of parents want good futures for their children and they want the best for their children and just because Atticus isn't the best parent, according to some, doesn't mean he doesn't have rules. 

2.) The first example is when people keep calling Atticus the n-word lover. This is an example because even though no one says it's wrong to defend a black person, they all think that. A second example is when Jem destroyed all of Mrs. Dubose's bushes because even though nobody really said that was wrong, everyone knew it was wrong and Jem had to be punished. A third example is when Scout beat up Walter and she knew it was wrong and Calpurnia was mad at her and Scout knew it was wrong and although Calpurnia scolded her, she still knew it was wrong.