As a universal theme in novels entails character development from a state of innocence to knowledge ,we today examined the painful maturation of two characters, Dill and Jem. After reviewing the text, Bobby discussed why both Dill and Jem cry as a result of witnessing the racism engulfing the courtroom. Dill's awakening is narrated by Adolphus Raymond who explains that once Dill grows up ,Dill will no longer cry when he sees cruelty . Next, we examined how Jem is naive throughout the trial believing Tom will be acquitted. He too cries upon realizing that his neighbors, the townspeople, are racist. We discussed how people deal with unfairness and cruelty in their society and noted the outlets the characters in the novel elect:Boo Radley stays housebound, while Atticus tries to change society. Bobby participated in class discussion on these sensitive issues and placed ideas and comments into his virtual notebook on this theme. For homework, I assigned reading the next chapter.