Addressing one aspect of many novels as tracing a character's loss of innocence, Bobby analyzed the first chapters and located examples of childhood innocence in the pastimes of Jem and Scout. We further looked at ways their early perceptions of Boo Radley, the recluse are already beginning to alter. As the novel introduces new characters, we are placing the characters' names and traits into the virtual notebook so that Bobby has a running summary of each character's role in the novel. Last, we looked at some of the legal jargon and references in the early chapters . I explained the function of the now extinct "entailment" ,and we together noted how Atticus is able to uncover Jem's lies through his "cross examination" of Jem. Realizing how Atticus has tricked him into admitting his misconduct, Jem shouts that he doesn't want to grow up to be a lawyer anymore." We also identified other examples of the author's use of humor ,and discussed how the use of humor dilutes the darker gothic elements of the novel. For homework, I assigned reading the next two chapters.