To Kill a Mockingbird - Debate #2: What caused it?

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow [...] When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out." (Lee 3)

A strange way to open a book, for certain. But who is correct? Did the events leading to Jem "[getting] his arm badly broken at the elbow" (and PLEASE look at the sentence structure there! How do we normally phrase that!) begin with the Ewells or with Dill & Boo?

Would the course of events have remained the same if Dill had not entered the picture?

Debate #1: Name that Protagonist!

Obviously, Jean Louise Finch narrates the story...but is she the protagonist? Which character does Harper Lee put the most emphasis on in terms of character development and growth? Dialogue with each other...just remember to be courteous with your classmates!

Random Musings - Quarter 2 PART 2

My goodness, you guys are verbose! In order to make everyone's life easier, let's do a second Random Musings for the quarter so you will not need to scroll through over 200 posts!

Oedipus Essay - Student Study / Collaboration Group

Use this thread to discourse with one another as you plan out your AP essay. Share ideas; ask questions; try out thesis statements; get help and offer some in return.Use this thread to discourse with one another as you plan out your AP essay. Share ideas; ask questions; try out thesis statements; get help and offer some in return.