We addressed Bruno's cowardly renunciation of his friendship with Schmuel and what options Bruno had other than disavowing his friend. From this point, we discussed what this scene might represent about the responsibility of people toward each other in a society . On the board, I outlined various ideas we have discussed in class about the meaning of this novel which is told as a fable. Based on today's reading, we identified how Bruno further represents those in a society who mutely stand by because they are afraid to try to stop a moral wrong . Atticus then completed in class this past week's assigned study guide homework .