We learn about resilience in Chapter 8 through Miss Maudie by her trying to take of care of her plants despite her house being burnt down.
‘She held up her hands. A network of tiny lines criss-crossed her palms, brown with dirt and dried blood’
It shows that Miss Maudie is resilient because she lost her house yet was still determined to take care of what meant the most to her: her flowers. She also seemed to be unfazed by the fact that her house had been burnt down as she says that she didn’t really like it anyway.
February 22, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Hello Sky,
What do you believe Harper Lee is trying to illustrate about strength in this chapter? When you get there, how does this compare to the character of Mrs Dubose?