Chapter 27

It would appear that Bob Ewell has not forgotten his grudge against some of Maycomb's citizens, including Judge Taylor and Helen Robinson. In the meantime, Scout prepares for a Hallowe'en night presentation at her school.

Vocabulary All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"I suppose his brief burst of fame brought on a briefer burst of industry, but his job lasted only as long as his notoriety...(p. 250)."

"...lost in fruity metaphors and florid diction...(p. 251)."

"...his fat nondescript dog (p. 251)."

" 'First thing you can do, Ewell, is get your stinkin' carcass off my property (p. 252).' "

"...our classmates mercifully let us forget our father's eccentricities (p. 253)."

"Misses Tutti and Frutti Barber were maiden ladies...(p. 254)."

Allusions All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"...he was the only man I ever heard of who was fired from the WPA for laziness (p. 250)."

"...churchtime found him holed up in his study reading the writings of Bob Taylor...(p. 251)."

" '...I'll get you in on the Ladies' Law...(p. 252).' "

" 'You tell Cecil I'm about as radical as Cotton Tom Heflin (p. 253).' "

"Firstly, people had removed from their store windows and automobiles the stickers that said NRA-WE DO OUR PART. I asked Atticus why, and he said it was because the National Recovery Act was dead. I asked who killed it; he said nine old men (p. 254)."

"...an ear trumpet so enormous that Jem declared it was a loudspeaker from one of those dog Victrolas (p. 254)."

" 'Da-rk they were,' she said. 'Syrians (p. 254).' "

"Mrs. Grace Merriweather had composed an original pageant entitled Maycomb County: Ad Astra Per Aspera (p. 255)."