Because Francis was calling Atticus a "nigger-lover."
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Scout is angry at Cecil Jacobs because he insulted her father, Atticus, calling him a "n****r-lover." This leads to a fight between Scout and Cecil at the school.
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," Scout Finch gets into a fight with her classmate, Cecil Jacobs, in the school yard. This fight is prompted by Cecil's insulting remarks about Scout's father, Atticus Finch, who is defending a black man in a controversial trial. Despite Scout losing her temper and getting into a physical altercation, she ultimately learns to control her emotions and handle similar situations more constructively.
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Jem and Scout got in a fist fight , not Atticus and Scout.
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Jim warns Scout not to fight anyone who criticizes Atticus or the family's legal defense of Tom Robinson while she's at school. He advises her to ignore any negative comments and not let them provoke her into getting into fights.
Atticus scolds Scout about fighting at school after he finds out that she beat up Walter Cunningham. He tells her that he does not approve of her using her fists to solve her problems and encourages her to find other ways to handle conflicts.
Well.....thats up to your parents and vice principal & principal to decide
Scout was spanked by his father, Atticus Finch, in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. It happened after Scout got into a fight at school and verbally stood up to her teacher for unjustly punishing her classmate.
Jem walked scout to the pageant at her school