Chapter 10

Disscussion
Why does Miss Maudie help the children?
Do Scout and Jem understand things differently? How?
Why didn’t the kids know Atticus was a good shot? Why would he keep this from them?

Illustrator
In this chapter Jem and Scout have doubts in their Dad. They want something that they can brag to their friends about. When a mad dog in the street is seen and atticus kills him "with one shot"(97).Scout and Jem are both really proud.

PICTURE

Summarizer
Scout apparetly thinks that her father can't do anything anymore because he is too old. Suddenly,one day, Scout tells Calpurnia that she spotted old Tim Johnson and that he was sick. Calpurnia runs back in a hurry inside to tell everyone that here is a crazy dog ( who has rabbies) is on it's way.When Atticus arrives, he is told that it is his job to shoot the dog, although he didn't want to.Scout then learns something new about her father, he was the "deadest shot"(98) in Maycomb! Has Atticus been keeping something from his past from them?