Chapter 3

In chapter 3, Scout was beating William Cunningham and Jem stopped her when he saw her in the schoolyard. Jem decides to invite William to eat lunch. When Atticus, Jem, Scout and William sat at the table ready to eat, William pours to his food molasses and Scout gives a criticized misdemeanour. Calpurnia calls Scout, and tells her to not be impolite to her guests.  

At Scouts class there is a boy named Burris Ewell who has lice and the teacher, Miss Caroline tells him to go home to wash his hair before going to school.  Burris Ewell was an Ewell which goes to school only once a day in the whole year just to satisfy the truant officer. Before the boy leaves he treats Miss Caroline in a mean way and leaves when Miss Caroline starts crying. Scout goes home and Calpurnia was waiting her with her favourite snack; crackling bread. Atticus asks her how her school day was but her attitude showS that she did not have a good day. Scout tells Atticus that she does not want to go back to school just like the Ewell does but Atticus tells her that they could get in trouble with the government if they did so. Atticus makes a promise with Scout and tell her that she'll keep going to school—but she shouldn't tell Miss Caroline about it.