RL 5 Structure and Organization
Section 1/Chapters 1-6 pages 1-57
The whole story of To kill a Mockingbird starts with Scout narrating the story and it starts as a flashback to something that has already happened.
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury." (Lee 1)
When Lee uses words like, "When" it is using past tense in the sentence and that means it's something that has already happened.
Section 2/Chapters 7-11 pages 57-114
The organization that is uses here is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a way of indicating or hinting at what will come later. It also adds tension in the story, and anticipation within the reader about what might happen next.
"Then Christmas came and disaster struck." (Lee 77)
This is foreshadowing because Lee's telling you that disaster struck, but not exactly what happened, leaving the reader wondering.
Section 3/Chapters 12-17 pages 115-178
To kill a Mockingbird is divided into 2 sections with 24 chapters in the whole book. I think Lee does this because the first section helps clearly show the introduction up to the rising action, and the second part is the climax all the way down to the conclusion. Section 3 is the start of the second section.
Section 4/Chapters 18-23 pages 178-227
The structure of this section is mainly in chronological order. I think Lee does this because in this section the trial takes place and it keeps the reader less confused about what's going on if it was in chronological order. She first writes Mayella telling her story in court, then Tom Robinson.
Mayella's trial first: "But someone was booming again. "Mayella Violet Ewell-!" A young girl walked to the witness stand." (Lee 178)
Tom's Trial second(Next chapter): "Tom took the oath and stepped into the witness chair." (Lee 190)
Using chronological order instead of flashbacks or flashforwards throughout the section really helps the reader to get a grip on what is happening
Section 5/Chapters 24-26 pages 227-247
In section (Chapter 26 mainly), Scout begins to recap things that have happened to her throughout the whole book. I think this helps organize the book a lot because towards the end of the book, so much has happened and by having the narrator directly recap what has happened really helps the reader to understand the book better.
"So many things had happened to us, Boo Radely was the least of our fears. Atticus said he didn't see how anything else could happen, that things had a way of settling down, and after enough time passed people would forget that Tom Robinson's existence was ever brought to their attention." (Lee 243)
Section 6/Chapters 27-31 pages 247-281
The book has a "circular structure." It begins as a flashback saying that Jem's arm was broken. Then the book ends with Jem's arm being broken.
Beginning of the book(Page 1) : "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. (Lee 1)
End of the book(Page 264) : "He's got a bad break, so far as I can tell now it's in the elbow."(Lee 264)
Section 1/Chapters 1-6 pages 1-57
The whole story of To kill a Mockingbird starts with Scout narrating the story and it starts as a flashback to something that has already happened.
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury." (Lee 1)
When Lee uses words like, "When" it is using past tense in the sentence and that means it's something that has already happened.
Section 2/Chapters 7-11 pages 57-114
The organization that is uses here is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a way of indicating or hinting at what will come later. It also adds tension in the story, and anticipation within the reader about what might happen next.
"Then Christmas came and disaster struck." (Lee 77)
This is foreshadowing because Lee's telling you that disaster struck, but not exactly what happened, leaving the reader wondering.
Section 3/Chapters 12-17 pages 115-178
To kill a Mockingbird is divided into 2 sections with 24 chapters in the whole book. I think Lee does this because the first section helps clearly show the introduction up to the rising action, and the second part is the climax all the way down to the conclusion. Section 3 is the start of the second section.
Section 4/Chapters 18-23 pages 178-227
The structure of this section is mainly in chronological order. I think Lee does this because in this section the trial takes place and it keeps the reader less confused about what's going on if it was in chronological order. She first writes Mayella telling her story in court, then Tom Robinson.
Mayella's trial first: "But someone was booming again. "Mayella Violet Ewell-!" A young girl walked to the witness stand." (Lee 178)
Tom's Trial second(Next chapter): "Tom took the oath and stepped into the witness chair." (Lee 190)
Using chronological order instead of flashbacks or flashforwards throughout the section really helps the reader to get a grip on what is happening
Section 5/Chapters 24-26 pages 227-247
In section (Chapter 26 mainly), Scout begins to recap things that have happened to her throughout the whole book. I think this helps organize the book a lot because towards the end of the book, so much has happened and by having the narrator directly recap what has happened really helps the reader to understand the book better.
"So many things had happened to us, Boo Radely was the least of our fears. Atticus said he didn't see how anything else could happen, that things had a way of settling down, and after enough time passed people would forget that Tom Robinson's existence was ever brought to their attention." (Lee 243)
Section 6/Chapters 27-31 pages 247-281
The book has a "circular structure." It begins as a flashback saying that Jem's arm was broken. Then the book ends with Jem's arm being broken.
Beginning of the book(Page 1) : "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. (Lee 1)
End of the book(Page 264) : "He's got a bad break, so far as I can tell now it's in the elbow."(Lee 264)