TKAM 18-20

I was really interested to see how the rest of the trial went in these three chapters. The more that Atticus questions his witnesses, the more I think that Tom Robinson is innocent. When Atticus kept repeating "Did your father hit you?" I think it really hit home on Maybella and brought back some painful memories for her. Although the ruling looks to be in the favor of Tom Robinson, I still think that the jury will be prejudiced against him and acquit him of the crime. I was also just absolutely disgusted at how Mr. Gilmer was questioning Tom Robinson. He treated him with complete and utter disrespect and I was appalled that he would do such a thing. Dill and I have the same feelings toward this kind of thing, I guess, since he had to leave the courtroom because of how ignorant Mr. Gilmer was being. I am also wondering what Calpurnia has to say when she came into the courtroom at the end of Chapter 20. This could possibly be a major plot twist that would really change the book.