To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
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Miss Caroline: the new first-grade teacher and Scout’s antagonist.
Walter Cunningham: a poor but proud member of the Cunningham family and Scout’s classmate.
Summary
Chapter 2 describes Scout’s first day in school. The new teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, spanks Scout’s hand before the morning is over. The conflict between Scout and Miss Fisher begins when Miss Fisher finds out that Scout can read; Miss Fisher tells Scout not to allow her father to teach her anymore. Scout says that her father did not teach her to read and proceeds to tell Miss...
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