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What does Miss Caroline do to Scout when she tells her about the Cunningham family?

What does Miss Caroline do to Scout when she tells her about the Cunningham family?

What happens to Scout when she tells Miss Caroline about the Cunningham family? It angers and embarrasses Miss Caroline, who yells at Scout, spanks her hand with a ruler and sticks her facing the corner.

What happens between Miss Caroline and Scout Why is Scout angry with Miss Caroline?

It made Miss Caroline angry because she wanted to teach Scout in her own way–the way she learned in college. We learn that he only shows up on the first day of school and that he is mean.

What did Miss Caroline Tell Scout?

After discovering that Scout is literate, Miss Caroline tells Scout to tell Atticus not to read to her anymore because it would interfere with her reading. Scout is devastated at the thought of not being able to read with Atticus anymore and mentions, “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read.

Why did the children choose Scout to tell Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham?

Scout defends Walter because she understands that he is too embarrassed to tell Miss Caroline he cannot pay her back. Scout is familiar with his family and is by far the brightest student in her class, which explains why all her pupils looked towards her to defend Walter.

What is the conflict between Miss Caroline and Scout?

Scout’s main conflict with Miss Caroline is that her teacher does not try to understand her or Maycomb before making a judgement. Miss Caroline’s problem with Scout is that she doesn’t understand her, and she is in way over her head. She is a new young teacher, “no more than twenty-one,” and she is new to Maycomb too.

Why does Miss Caroline get mad at Scout the first time?

It made Miss Caroline angry because she wanted to teach Scout in her own way–the way she learned in college. We learn that he only shows up on the first day of school and that he is mean.

What does Uncle Jack learn from Scout?

Scout teaches Uncle Jack to listen to both sides before punishing a child, and Atticus adds that you should tell a child the truth when he or she asks a question. When Scout gets into a fight with her cousin Francis, Uncle Jack spanks her. When she is upset, he is surprised.

What does Scout try to teach Miss Caroline about at school how does Miss Caroline react to Scout?

Miss Caroline gets upset with Scout knowing how to read. She is supposed to teach but she is suppressing her learned because she is advanced by telling her to not have Atticus teach her. What does Scout tell Miss Caroline about the Cunningham family?

Which are examples of scouts conflicts?

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s main conflict is between her own individuality and an imperfect world that wants her to fit in. Whether it’s combating racism in the schoolyard or confronting her Aunt’s sexism, Scout has to constantly stick up for her own truth.

What three things does Scout get in trouble for?

List three things. Scout gets in trouble for learning how to read and write and telling Miss Caroline about the Cunningham family.

What are two reasons why Miss Caroline reprimands Scout?

List two reasons why Miss Caroline reprimands Scout. She knows how to read and write. When Scout tries to spare Walter Cunningham any further humiliation, what does Miss Caroline do to her? Hits her hand with a ruler and makes her stand in the corner.