What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?
Maycomb is a small town in Alabama, (in my mind a lot like Skagway). Atticus Finch in lawyer in the town, and in one way or another he is related to everyone in town whether by marriage or blood. He has two children, Scotty and Jem, his wife died two years after the youngest, Scotty, was born.
What do you learn about Dill's character?
Dill is a theatrical character, who can read, and persistent.
What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley.
He started hanging out with a group of guys, they got into some trouble, and Arthur got locked under house arrest for 15 years.
Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
The stories about the Radleys are still unknown to the young children, and house has a sick, ghostlike appearance; attracting the kids curiosity, especially Dill's.
What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel?
Its in first-person point of view, where the narrator, Scotty, tell it from how she saw it as a child but also input from her now that she looks back on it.
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