An important symbol in these chapters were the two pennies that they found in the tree. This was an important symbol because Jem said the pennies represented good luck. The author describes how the town is sleepy, slow and how there's nothing much to do. One of the conflicts in the book was Man vs Man (aka Scout vs. Her Teacher). The author made this conflict intense by describing what exactly was going on in the class and how things had changed since Jem had been in the first grade. The author solved the conflict by saying how Scout talked bout the problem with Atticus and promised to go on as usual as long as Scout no longer told the teacher that she was reading outside the school. In this section the author used a lot of imagery and made it seem as if you are reading the story through Scouts eyes. Since Scout is so young, some of the parts in the book are almost underdeveloped and immature because she wanted it to seem more like the story was coming from a little girls int of view. I think it would be Calpurina, and she would be smart for the time period and be very wise, but also has the right morals.  The main idea for these chapters is that everyone is different.  For example the children can't go around around like Boo because they do not know what exactly he has been through or walked a day in his skin.  The setting is kind of like Kalispell in the way that it is a sleepy atmosphere with no where to go and not much to do.  The Great Depression is similiar to our recession now in the fact that people do not have the money to travel very far.  The characters that we met in these chapters were Boo, Jem, Atticus, Scout, Dill, and Calpurina.  Boo is gossiped about alot because of things that were said to have happened in his past.  Jem is the older brother to Scout and is at the age where he does not like his sister following him around all the time.  Atticus is very a smart, open-minded person and does not believe in racism.   Scout is the curious younger sister to Jem and is just starting school.  She is loose lipped and does not know when to filter what she says,  Dill is from Meridian, Mississippi who stays with his aunt in Maycomb, Alabama every summer.  Dill is very curious person and seems to like to get himself into troublesome situations.  Calpurina is older boney women and works in the Finch home as a maid.  She is very stongly opinionated and harsh ruling person.  The mood in these chapters in laid back and is foreshadows the rest of the story.  The big question for these chapters is who could possible be putting the items in the knot in the tree.  I predict the person is Boo and though I wonder if the items we placed as an offering or safe keeping.  Jem, Dill and Scout are afraid of Boo because of the rumors of his past that were started by the adults in Maycomb because of the group of people he hung out with.  The kids have not met, seen or talked to Boo but have decided what of person he is merely because of what they have grown up hearing about him.  This reminds me of when I was younger and formed opinions of others because of what my parents or friends had said about them.  This has taught me how influentual adults are on children.  This is important because I think the children in the book will meet Boo and prove the opinions are wrong or right in their own way.