themes

I think the theme of this chapter was maturation. In the beginning of the chapter Jem was listening to Atticus talk with the men outside. Then in the end of the chapter Jem and Scout went to go find Atticus and he was talking with the men again and Jem wanted to know what was going on but Scout wanted to go home. So Jem ignored her and kept on listening. This shows that Jem is growing up and he is understanding adult situations more now and he is interested in them.
In this chapter Atticus is getting somewhat more strict but it shows that he is only trying to protect his children. Like when Scout, Dill, and Jem find him he tells them to go home but, he only does this so he can keep them out of the situation. What this chapter shows about Mr. Cunningham is that he has no interest in what anyone else is saying. Scout is standing there trying to have a conversation but he just ignores her and nods. I think that was extremly rude.