These are my annotations for chapter 9, page 99. The first line is Scout telling Cecil to take something back but she doesn't say what he has to take back. My first question is what did Cecil say or do and why is Scout trying to make him take it back? The next sentence is very long and descriptive and it tells us what Cecil has done wrong. The author has decided to bring in a problem immediately. Yet she doesn't describe why this problem is occurring. Jem is being very calm whereas Scout is being a bit of a hothead.

These are my annotations for pages 100 and 101. Atticus has explained to Scout that he is defending a Negro. Atticus also says that this case is 'peculiar' but he doesn't explain why. What makes this case peculiar? Is it because it is between two different races or is it because of what Tom Robinson may or may not have done? That leads me to my next question which is what exactly did Mr. Robinson do to get put on trial? Scout is still full of childhood innocence. This is shown when she does little things that she thinks will get her out of school. On page 101 Atticus tells Scout "don't you let 'em get your goat." He is telling Scout to ignore what other people are saying about the trial and keep her cool.

Here are my annotations for pages 102 and 103. The first thing I noticed was that there was a bit of repetition. Scout says "You gonna take that back, boy?", which is almost the exact same thing she says on page 99. I had always thought of Scout as innocent yet strong-willed and proud. Now I realize that although she has all those traits but she is willing to put them aside for Atticus. Uncle Jack shows up for Christmas and one question I have is why does he stay a whole week? Another question I have is why don't Scout and Jem want to go to Aunt Alexandra's for supper? I found a word I didn't know which was analogous. Analogous means comparable in certain respects, usually in a way that makes things clearer. When Uncle Jack gets off of the train he has two long packages. What are in those two packages?

These are my annotations from pages 104 and 105. Uncle Jack is shown as a very kind man. He helps Scout and Jem when they have splinters and makes them laugh. Scout seems to enjoy his company. On page 104 Scout starts to swear and Atticus tells Jack to ignore it. Why is Atticus ignoring the fact that Scout is swearing? Scout is using swearing as another one of her ways to get Atticus to take her out of school. Later on Uncle Jack takes Scout into another room and tells her that she shouldn't swear. He then says "You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?" and Scout says that she doesn't. Why doesn't she want to grow up into a lady? At the end of page 105 Atticus gets Scout and Jem rifles but he won't teach them how to shoot. Why would he get them rifles if he isn't going to teach them how to shoot?

On page 106, the second, third and fourth paragraph are all about Finches Landing. Why has the author decided to put so much detail into Finches Landing? On page 107 we are introduced to Francis. Scout describes him as boring. I believe that he is an untrustworthy character. I have realized that the Finch family all have different views on how to treat their children. On page 107 the last paragraph sounds quite boring. It is not very exciting and I think this is because Scout is trying to make Francis sound boring.

The first paragraph caught my attention. Atticus tells Aunt Alexandra that he is doing his best with raising Scout and Jem. My question is why does everybody comment on Atticus' parenting skills? There was a word I didn't know so I looked it up. Fanatical means obsessively concerned with something. I also noticed that Aunt Alexandra constantly isolates Scout and picks apart her outfit. Francis tends to treat Scout as if he knows a lot more than she does. They both judge each other based on how the other was raised. Although Scout is still a child she is growing up and is struggling when it comes to thinking before she speaks.

In pages 110 and 111 Francis and Scout are arguing about Dill and then it turns into talking about Atticus. This trial isn't only affecting adults, it is also affecting the children. Scout is trying to defend Atticus' honour, while Francis is repeating what Aunt Alexandra said. I have realized that Atticus and Jack have different views than Alexandra. This trial is slowly tearing the Finches apart. In the last paragraph while Scout is trying to catch Francis she describes it as if we are trying to catch prey. It sounds as if she is the cat and Francis is the mouse. Scout ends up punching Francis to try and make him stop talking about Atticus. Aunt Alexandra believes Francis before even figuring out what happened. I find Aunt Alexandra rude, she is constantly treating Scout as if she is unintelligent and always in trouble.

The first thing I noticed on page 112 is that Scout broke her promise to Atticus by punching Francis. I don't agree with how Jack handled the situation. He should have asked what happened because there is two sides to every story. A question I had was did Scout actually deserve what she got? Will the consequences help her control her anger in the future? I'm glad that Scout wants to stand up for herself and her father but she could've done it in a better way. I don't agree with her decision to punch Francis even if he deserved it.

The first thing on page 114 is Scout giving Jack advice on how to deal with these situations. What I find ironic is that he is actually remorseful and tries to take her advice. The next thing I noticed is that even though she still has childhood innocence she is starting to mature. I realize that Jack didn't know how to treat this situation because he doesn't yet have kids of his own. Even after Jack and Scout talked I was surprised that Jack didn't tell Atticus what Scout had said. Maybe Jack felt bad because he hit Scout? Jack calls Scout "baby" which still signifies childhood innocence.

These are my annotations for the last two pages of chapter nine. After all that has happened in this chapter I think that the Tom Robinson trial is going to affect the Finches more than they originally thought. I like that Jack doesn't talk behind Atticus' back because Atticus, Jem and Scout need somebody to talk to when times get tough. Something I don't understand is why Atticus wanted Scout to hear his and Jack's discussion. I think that there is going to be a lot of unexpected backlash from most people in Maycomb. My last question is why did the author decide to make the Tom Robinson trial such a huge problem in this chapter? She brought it in so fast that it was almost over-whelming.

There is a reoccurring theme of childhood innocence and hot-headedness.