Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men relates to To Kill A Mockingbird because it shows that bias is everywhere. Just like three and ten both had biases towards to the boy during the trial, were the jury and the town in To Kill A Mockingbird. They both were so hard to sway each other that it wasn't until they felt true remorse for the man who had his life at stake for then to forget their bias and learn what is right and wrong.

12 angry men

I thought this book is a very good example of standing up for what you believe in. It gives out the lesson that if you don't stand up for what you truly believe in, your not doing the right thing. This book also connects to TKAMB because in the court in TKAMB the Ewells knew they lied and had a innocent man incarcerated just like the jurors who insist they make it a hung jury

12 ANGRY MEN

Woe is me...juror 3 has some major unresolved issues with his son and is taking out his pent up frustration and resentment on the kid on trial. I feel like pride also plays a major factor in 3,and he is the most complex and diverse character in the play.But I'm glad he finally admitted defeat albeit reluctantly.

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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 26-31

The fight scenes in the chapters were very confusing and was hard to understand. This may reflect the way Scout was watching the fight, she was confused and it was hard to see what was going on. In addition, adding Boo Radley to the end of the story gave a good conclusion, and I was saddened to read that Scout never saw him again. I honestly thought it was surprising that she didn't want to know more about him, like why he never goes outside, why he was watching out for the kids, etc.

12 Angry Men

In 12 Angry Men, it was obvious that Juror 8 would have a reason why he didn't believe the convicted child was 'Guilty'. Juror 3 seems very angry and greatly despises the kid that was convicted. This could reflect his bias opinions on people growing up in slums and his own child. I do believe that his actions and words could end up getting everyone to side with Juror 8.

12 angry men.

12 angry men is like to kill a mocking bird because juror 8 is like Atticus because even though he was on his own he still stood up for what he believed in although every juror was against him in the beginning. Juror 3 seems to be bob ewell because he is rude and mean and agains what is right and won't look at both sides even though a mans life is at stake. My prediction is 3 will be the only one saying guilty and he will have to vote not guilty or call a mistrial. 

Twelve Angry Men(or Jurors) dD

Right, lets begin.

This play is indeed a lot like To Kill a Mockingbird due to how someone's life is at stake who may or may not have done anything wrong at this point. Also, his fate is being determined by twelve inconvenienced and annoyed businessmen people, who for the most part did not really want to be on jury duty. Said businesspeople also are somewhat biased in what they know, what evidence they have, and just generally think, making it a somewhat difficult situation for all of them.

It definitely seems like the boy will be found innocent at the end at the rate things are currently going, although I'm a bit curious as to what lengths Juror Three will go to prove his point.

While my willing suspension of disbelief has been tried at some points, the play has been put together quite well.

~B.E
datadyne

12 Angry Men

This play resmebles a lot of things that went on throughout TKAM. Such as how the jurros already assume that the kid is guilty. Thats what happened to Tom Robinson. They are being judged on from where they came from, it is very bias. Also, jurror number 8 is just like Atticus. He stands up for what he believes in and doesn't care if others dissapprove.

12 Angry Jurors

The play is a lot like To Kill A Mockingbird in the sense that a minority's life hangs in the balance at the decision of a jury. Discrimination also occurs and I think that this really connects to what we have been learning about. I predict that the jurors will find that the defendant is not guilty. 

12 angry men

I feel like in 12 angry men you can connect it very well with To Kill a Mockingbird, because you finally see the other side of the court case. It said in TKAM that they deliberated for a few hours, I could have been a hung jury like 12 angry men. It talks about how some ones life is at stake and you really get the just of what it would be like to have someone's life in your hands. It shows the real truth in justice and injustice in the jury and how biased opinions could hurt cases. 

12 jurors

This book relates to TKAMB. Atticus fought for Tom because he believed that he was innocent and wanted justice to be served. Similarly, Juror 8 is fighting for this boy because he wants justice to be served. Both atticus and Juror 8 are fighting for aomething that they believe is right even though everybody else is against them. 

12 angry men

This is similar to TKAM because of how someone innocent is being convicted of a crime they did not do. There are not many supporting them in both. One is to do with racism and one is to do with him being a juvenile and most evidence against him. Both are innocent. Hopefully the kid in 12 angry men does not die like Tom Robinson did.

12 angry men

I thought this book is a very good example of standing up for what you believe in. It gives out the lesson that if you don't stand up for what you truly believe in you won't go anywhere in life.

12 Angry Men

I really am enjoying this play as a whole.  It got me interested from the start and I have been wanting to read more. I see a connection between this and to kill a mocking bird.  In TKAM Tom Robinson was resembled as a mocking bird who hasn't down any harm to anyone so why should he be killed.  This is just like 12 angry men but it's a toning boy who was thought to have killed his father. Juror 8 resembles Atticus because he is defending the boy and he thinks he is not guilty. 

12 Angry Men

I see a strong connection between this and To Kill a Mockingbird. They both have similar protagonists and antagonists. Juror 8 and Atticus are both protagonists. They display that same characteristics like wisdom. They also have patience and self control and try to see both sides to the story. The antagonists are juror 3 and Bob Ewell. They both are very ingnorant and do not want any part of seeing the other side to their story. They both believed that their own was correct. Also the two characters use violence as an answer to their problems. 

12 Angry Men

I believe that over the course of the book, all jurors will side with Eight because he will just keep pushing their buttons. All of the jurors will switch before number 3 because he is the one that is dead set that the kid is guilty. I also believe that it could end in a hung jury with number three being the only one that votes not guilty. It is hard to say but he might be the only protagonist at the end.

TKAMB chpts 17-19

These chapters are important because they bascically help prove Tom Robinson truely is innocent... If these chapters didnt excist, and we werent sure if Tom Robinson was really innocent or not, the book would be pointless, because there wouldnt be something worth fighting for.. Heck tates story is straight, but it contridics mayellas, and it shows that the stories or unacurate... Without these chapters also, the ending of the book would be insignifigant, because Bob Ewell wouldnt have a reason to come after jem and scout and boo never would have showed up

TKAMB chps 15-16

 In these chapters, we really start to feel the full affect that racism, and diversity have in this time period..  I feel that the tension is now EXTREMELY high, and that one little thing can spark an entire outburst/ riot. I also think it must be hard to be a kid in this situation, because its very confusing.. I think Scout had "stupid bravery for talking to Mr Cunningham, and thst it could be a key role in the book

12 Angry Men

In 12 angry men, To Kill A Mockingbird is very similar. In each novel, there are many people in the trials who stereotype others throughout the stories. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the jurors did not vote for Tom robinson because he is colored. The jurors did not even give the trial a chance because it was a white man against a colored man. Obviously in this time period, Mr. Ewell would win. In 12 Angry Men, the men are also very stereotypical. They judge the boy on trial because he is a minority. They all have different opinions about the boy because he is different. Also juror 8 is like Atticus. Atticus and juror 8 are similar because they both believe in things that many people do not. They both want to show people the other side of things and try to convince people of their beliefs.

12 angry men

12 angry men so far connects to TKAMB because of the trial. The trials are alike because of the stereotypes in the court room. First off, the main reason why these too are being looked at as guilty because of who they are, in to kill a mocking bird the reason why he was discriminated was because of his race and in 12 angry men it is not directly said but it can be predicted that it is part of his race. I think this is because these 2 were both wrote around the same time period and even if they weren't it makes sense. In the court of law this is something that will happen no matter what jury you find especially back then before the civil rights movement it seemed as if no matter how hard you try to find the perfect unbiased jury it is nearly impossible.

12 Angry Men

In the begining of 12 Angry Men, every single juror thought the defendent was guilty except for one, juror number 8. Juror number 3 is and has been a complete antagonist from the begining, and i think he will be till the end. My prediction, is that every single juror will agree on not guilty, except for number 3 and everyone will be trying to change his mind.

12 angry men

The protagonist and antagonist in the  story are basically based on the reader because hey will have different opinions when reading this book whether juror 3 or juror 8 are correct in their judgement. They are trapped in that room until they come to a decision. I find that stupid because eventually if they don't come to a Decision  the person that is against will eventually go on he their side, not because they think he is guilty but because he wants to get out of that crowded horrible boring hot room with a bunch of people that they hate. So I predict that eventually they will all go mad . 

12 Angry Man Act 1

In the act 1 so far it has been very interesting and getting to know all about the jurors. In Act 1 they are talking about should they find an 19 year old boy guilty or not guilty in  accusation of killing his father by stabbing him with a knife. Most of the jurors find him guilty but there is one that is not sure to find him guilty or not guilty which is jury number 8. He believes that everybody should get a fair trial and go on evidence and not on his "skin color". I am very excited to find out what is going to happen to the boy at the end of the acts; is he going to be guilty or not guilty.        

12 Angry Men Act 1

In 12 Angry Men, I can see the relation between Juror #8 and Atticus.  He is like Atticus because in the situation they are presented, the socially accepted answer is the opposite of what their peers believe.  It looks like the side they are fighting for will lose, but they will still fight for their cause because they want to show that they are giving the accused a fair shot.  Also, I have seen similar characteristics in Juror #3 and Bob Ewell.  They are similar because they are using basic stereotypes and they are using it to get a guilty verdict.  They are very stubborn and it is easy for them to get their peers to see their side, but it is not always right.

Chapters 18-25

In chapters 18-25 there is one thing that has to go through the readers mind as they are reading these select chapters. This is the thought of incest and harassment on Mayella Ewell. It is hinted at it several times and as the trial comes to a close it is clear that the marks on mayella are from bob ewell although the jury is too racist to admit or see the possibility of this. I think that this is the reason why this book is banned in so many places, because the hinting at incest disgusts me as it would do to other people.

Chapters 17-19

In these chapters the trial really kicks off. I predict that Tom Robinson loses the trial. I do not predict this because he is actually guilty, but because of what he is against. This trial is before the civil rights movement and extreme racism is still happening. There is no way that a black man in this time can win a trial against a jury and court full of white men, even though many of them know he is innocent, they are still racist and will still convict him. And others are too blinded by their racism to see the possibility of him not being guilty.

Chaps 15-16

In Chapters 15 and 16 Tom Robinson is moved to a different jail. As atticus is his defense lawyer, this is going to make a big impact on Scout and Jems lives. As said in chapter 14 they are getting weird looks now as they walk through town. Not because of them, but because his dad is defending a colored. This is a problem because I predict that people start to talk to them and turning them against his father. These children are too young to make a decision on their own so I predict that Jem and Scout turn away from his father for a while although this will stop as soon as atticus explains to them the situation.

Chaps 12-14

One thing I would like to write about from these chapters is the time that Calpurnia brought the white children to the colored church. I would not like to talk about how it has changed from then to now because I do not believe this. There are still many churches exactly like this where there are only African American people in these churches where a white child would be looked at differently at. This book was written before the civil rights movement and it is terrible to think that after all that this type of thing still happens to this day.

Chaps 4-5

Out of chapters 4-5 I want to talk about the piece of chewing gum scout found. Scout was so happy that she found  this piece of gum, although Jem was half scared to death. He made her spit it out right away. This is an example of how growing up can change peoples outlook on stuff. Scout was exhilarated that she found this gum, Jem would have thought of this as nothing. What made Scout so happy was her lack of knowledge on germs and not thinking about the bad side. Jem, is much more educated and knows more about this kind of stuff so he wouldn't have even thought about picking it up. Although since scout doesn't know much about it it is great. So this may actually lead to the saying ignorance is bliss.

In chapters 7-8 the main events were that Scout goes back to school ( 2nd grade) and she is not happy there. I think this could be a continuation of her growing up. Things are no longer all happy and perfect for her because she realizes that there are highs and lows, since she has experienced a high, she is really upset at the lows. Also a big moment in her childhood happens in chapter 8 when they get some snow in Maycomb. Not only is this the first time she has witnessed snow in person but the first time she gets to play in it. This is going to leave an imprint in her and leave a great memory to look back on. Kids need moments like these to be happy and more importantly grow up.

chapters 2-3

Out of chapters 2-3 I picked the part where Scout is preparing to go to school to talk about. I think that this is a crucial part in TKAMB and any kids life. This is a part of a students life that kids will never forget. I remember the first day I went to kindergarden, not that well, but I do. And I also watched my little cousins go to their first day of school. After the first year of school talking to them is like talking to a complete stranger because they gained so much knowledge of the outside world around them than they did before. I think this will change scout and make her be more grown up.

TKAMB Chapters 7&8

Within Chapter 7, Scout finds the hole in the tree near the Radley's house. It does seem quite suspicious right now, and i feel as though Boo Radley will end up relating to it. I really think the soap figures are kinda creepy. Who just decides to make soap figures of people? Creeper status! But I'm sure throughout the rest of the book, the hole will have more of a meaning. 

In Chapter 8, I was surprised that Miss Maudie's house burnt down. I have a feeling that she did it or Boo Radley could have. Also, I think that Boo definitely gave Scout the blanket. He could have burnt down the house and saw that she was cold, and tried helping her. Boo is trying to talk to Scout, but why? She is only a child, so why bother her?

TKAM CHAPTERS: 26 TO END

In the beginning of chapter 26, school starts back up and we notice that the children are no longer afraid of the Radley house because they are older, but scout still wants to meet boo. Something that bothered me in this chapter was that the teacher Miss Gates talks about equality during the jews and hitler time period and she was one of the people who walked out of the courthouse saying that it was about time people taught blacks a lesson. She basically went against an innocent man for his skin color but when on to talk about equality? It makes no sense and kind of frustrated me. In chapter 27 it was also bothersome that Bob Ewell was bothering Helen, Tom's wife, but once he was threatened he didnt bother her anymore. This man won the trial but still seemed to hold a stupid grudge over everybody involved for no reason. Next in chapter 28, scout is in the play at school and she runs out too late becoming embarrassed so her and jem wait backstage for everyone to leave before they head home. On the way home when they get attacked you can already infer it was Bob Ewell because of the previous grudges he was holding on everyone in the trial. Scout ends up getting up able to walk home and sees a man carrying jem over his shoulder, once they reach the house Alexandra calls a doctor and we find out Jem just broke an arm. Soon enough scout looks over and sees a pale boy and notices its boo radley and says hi boo. This part was very special because shes all grown up and she isnt afraid at all of him. Jem is unconscious so he unable to meet boo radley, and now Scout has something over jem when jem throughout the story always "knew more." Heck Tate tries telling Atticus that it was not Jem who stabbed Mr. Ewell it was that he fell on his knife, but we know it was actually boo radley who stabbed mr. ewell. They are trying to protect boo radley from going to court. Atticus argues and says it was Jem and he would not have his son protected by the law. Later, scout walks boo home and takes a moment to see life from his point of view because after this she never sees him again. She looks out and notices life in Boo Radleys shoes. She states standing on the Radley porch was enough to understand. She returns home and Atticus reads to her until she falls asleep. This novel really showed us what happens as you grow up and each day you learn more and more and I thought that this novel teaches you a lesson on love, and justice. How its not always achieved, but things happen for a reason. Bob Ewell might have won the trial but he still got his "karma" and died for putting an innocent man away, and driving him to suicide leaving his family behind. So in a way, justice was achieved. The love shown throughout the book isnt just romantic but more family love, how Jem and Scout and Atticus all loved each other and did things for one another, and all the people they have in their neighborhood. The compassion that was shown through the book shows how important family and friends are.

TKAM CHAPTERS: 20,21,22,23,24,25

In this chapter I dont understand why Mr. Dolphus pretends to be an alcoholic. I understand he prefers blacks over whites but why would he have to pretend hes a heavy drinker? Next Atticus says a speech to the courtroom about how Tom Robinson is innocent but I dont think its going to work because during this time, no matter what anybody said, whites were better than blacks. Theyre could of been cold hard evidence and people still would of said he was guilty. In chapter 21, they come to the conclusion that the jury says that Tom Robinson is guilty. Most knew this was the outcome again, because of the racial discrimination in this time period. In chapter 22 Jem is very upset because of the outcome of the verdict. The next day though, the black people of maycomb give the finches so much food in thanks of his trying to help Tom Robinson. At the end, Miss Stephanie tells the children that Bob Ewell spat on Atticus and wanted revenge. Why would Bob do this when he won the trial? It was Atticus's job to defend Tom Robinson, not a choice. In chapter 23 everyone is worried about bob ewells threat except atticus. He says hes just saying that because he made him look like a fool in the courtroom and that he wont do anything after this threat. Atticus has made an appeal for Tom but if he loses then he goes into the electric chair because that is the punishment for rape in Alabama. At the end it made me think. Jem says boo doesnt come out of his house because he does not want to. I think that since the kids are growing up they realize that its not that hes crazy or anything like that, its just that he simply wants to stay at home. In chapter 24, Scout is presented more as a women when she is wearing a dress to help calpurnia bring the tea out to the ladies. Aunt Alexandra offers her to sit with them and talk and I think this part of the book represents scout growing up. In chapter 25, we find out Tom Robinson has died, most likely from suicide from trying to escape and a huge article is wrote about an "innocent mans death." To me it is sad that Tom Robinson had to die for him to be claimed "innocent." It just shows that during this time period a white mans word always overruled a black mans word.

TKAM CHAPTERS: 14,15,16,17,18,19

In chapter 14, Scout is laying in bed and discovers dill underneath it. He says he ran away from home because his mother and new dad werent being nice to him and treating him poorly. Jem tells Atticus and they bring him food and he eats and then gets into bed. Afterwards he climbs into scouts bed to talk about things. I think that Dill is lying because I think he might just not like his new dad or feel jealous of him..In chapter 15, Heck Tate comes to Atticus's house to talk about the Tom Robinson trial nearing, and that he must be moved to the maycomb prison. The part that confused me was when all the kids followed Atticus into town and when they see him sitting in front of the jail they noticed a group of men come out of 4 vehicles and they are telling Atticus to move. When he refuses scout comes running out and notices Mr. Cunningham, the father of walter and tells him to tell walter she says hey. I didnt understand why these men wanted Atticus to move in the first place? I think this was an example of unreliable narrator because it was confusing what she was saying. In chapter 16 the trial starts and Jem, Scout and Dill all watch the trail from the balcony thanks to Rev. Sykes. They can see the whole room and the judge is Judge taylor. In chapter 17 Heck Tate is questioned and just says that Mayella tells him she was raped by Tom Robinson and when he sees her she is beaten badly. When Bob Ewell is called up to the stand he says he saw Tom Robinson raping her and Atticus asks both of them if they called for a doctor and they said no. Bob Ewell stated that it was not needed and he didnt have enough money but I think he should of called a doctor or if Tom really raped her wouldnt you want to call a doctor to make sure she was okay and nothing was broken, etc? Also he asks Mr. Ewell to write his name and he noticed hes a lefty, and the bruise was on the right side of her so a person who is left handed is more likely to affect someone on the right side of Mayellas face.In chapter 18 Mayella is called up and she talks about how she asked Tom Robinson to bust up a dresser for her and she offered him a nickel. After this she claims he grabbed her from behind and started taking advantage of her. Atticus questions why she didnt put up a better fight because Tom Robinson only has one good arm and how the children didnt hear her screams. He tries so hard to make her admit that it was her father that beat her, not Tom Robison but she doesnt crack. Mayella is so afraid of her dad that she wont even turn him in. He has her so brainwashed that she thinks he'll probably kill her. In chapter 19 when Tom Robinson is called up to the stand he testifies that he always walked by the Ewell's house every day and did odd jobs for Miss Mayella all the time. He tells them on this night that Mayella told Tom she had saved money and told the children to go buy icecream and then when she asked him to get a box down from a dresser she grabbed his legs and asked him to kiss her. Tom left cause he was so scared and ran for so long. The prosecutor forces Tom to admit that even with one hand he has the strength to choke somebody. Tom says he feels sorry for Mayella which is nothing a black person should say about a white woman or white peopel for that matter. In this trial we all know the truth but Tom will lose because of his skin color.

TKAM CHAPTERS: 7,8,9,10,11,12,13

After the school year begins, jem tells scout how he found his pants hungover the fence nicely which was weird to me because why were they like that? was it boo radley? Also when they come home from school they find something more in the knot hole, the ball of grey twine and then a few days later take it. Scout i feel still doesnt like school but jem tells her itll get better. They find more things in the knothole, like soap and gum. The next day the knot hole is filled with cement because the tree is dying. In chapter 8 it snows which is rare and scout and jem make a snowman that looks like Mr. Avery a man they dont like but it looks so much like him that Atticus wants them to disguise it. Next miss maudies house burns down and the next day shes cheerful which is weird, why would she be happy her house burned down? Also, during this a blanket is put over scout and then she realizes it was boo radley. In chapter 9 a boy named Cecil Jacobs makes Scout very angry because he says "scout finches daddy defends niggers." This is because Atticus is defending Tom Robinson a black man being accused of raping a white woman. We meet uncle jack in this chapter, and aunt alexandra, francis, and alexandra's husband. While they are there francis calls scouts dad a nigger lover so scout beats him and francis tells on her and uncle jack spanks her without hearing her side of the story but once she tells him he is furious but she says not to tell Atticus. In chapter 10, scout just talks about how Atticus shot a dog on the first try and she wants to brag but Jem says she shouldnt because if he wanted them to know he would of told them already. In chapter 11 they talk about Mrs. Dubose a lady who always shouts at Jem and Scout when they walk by. Atticus tells them to be nice to her because shes old and sick but Jem ruins all her plants with a baton after she says "Atticus isnt any better than the niggers and trash he works for." His punishment is that he has to read to her every day for a month. After jem's punishment she ends up dying a little after which is upsetting because jem finds out she was addicted to morphine and the reading helped with her addiction. Atticus then gives jem a white camellia that Mrs. Dubose had left for him and I thought this was very special and made Jem think twice about Mrs. Dubose. In chapter 12, scout finds out that Dill has a new dad and wont come to maycomb this year and is very upest. She also finds out that Atticus has to travel the state capital every day for two weeks. Next, calpurnia takes jem and scout to her colored church where she finds out Tom Robinson is being accused by mr. ewell and is confused as to how anyone would believe him because maybe mr. ewell is mean man to Scout. In chapter 13 Aunt Alexandra is very welcomed to the town and everyone bakes her cakes and invites her over for coffee and she insists to Atticus to lecture scout and jem on their ancestry but he only ends up making Scout cry and i dont really understand why she did get so upset...

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 21-30

There were parts in these final chapters where my mouth actually hung open in shock as I read; left me speechless to say the least. There are so many points that I could articulate about, but I will limit it to only a few. The death of Tom Robinson was a very disheartening point in the story. I felt so much sorrow for his wife and family; for Atticus as well because he was enjoying the huge feast with friends and did not expect to hear the news. Auntie Alexandra racist and non-sympathetic attitude drove me over the edge. I became so infuriated by her ways throughout the entire book, that was the last straw. Atticus still stood his ground and did what he believed was right. Going to Tom's house was probably the most polite gesture he could have done.

Chapters 26-31

I though that the ending did not do the book justice. Even though Bob Ewell got what he deserved, the ending was not exciting or anticipating. The part where they met Boo Radley could have been exaggerated more. We waited all this time to meet him and when we did it wasn't something worth waiting for because his presence wasn't appreciated as much as it should have been. This was a great book that shows the many characteristics of human beings and how these characteristics shape their futures, however the ending did not restate this theme. I just thought the ending could have been more emotional. 

Last TKAMB chapters

In these last chapters, i wanted more. Although we finally meet Boo Radley, and Bob Ewell finally gets what he deserves, i still craved more. The fact the Scout will never see Boo again makes me upset because we waited the entire book just to finally meet the mysterious man himself, and it only lasted a couple  chapters...i was hoping that Boo and the Finches would have a friendly, nieghboe relationship after this, but instead they go back to a square one,except this time with more respect

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 26 to END dD

Once again, the children return to school! Everyday they pass the Radley residence, but aren't into the old superstitions that used to shroud it in mystery.

Mrs. Gates teaches them about Hitler, and about democracies and dictatorships and whatnot. While this is happening, Scout probably connected the dots, and is wondering why negroes were treated so poorly, and why that's comparable in a way to how Hitler treated Jews.

And thus begins mister angry eye's Bob Ewell's campaign of evil! After being an insanely lazy worker, he gets fired, and Atticus gets his job, which doesn't make him anymore happy than he was previously. After Bob's welfare agent, Ruth Jones, told Atticus about that, Atticus told her that he can come see him himself to discuss the job.

Bob Ewell then attempts to rob the judge's home, because why not.

Link Deas has to yell at Bob to keep him from harassing the family of Tom Robinson, specifically Helen on her routes to and from work.

Various Halloweeny things ensue.

Bob Ewell then attempts to assault the children via deadly force, but he's stopped by the mysterious Boo Radley! Scout had somewhat mistaken him for Jem at the time though.

On a side note, Scout's costume acted as good armor.

Now's the point that it's revealed that Bob Ewell was the assaulter, and that he perished during his last attempt at evil, due to a kitchen knife being stabbed into him.

Now they get a chance to speak with Boo Radley. I'm reminded about how the last thing Scout wanted to see before she died was what Boo Radley looked like. Luckily her absurd ham costume was well armored against sharp objects! (which is kind of ironic since you normally cut ham with a kitchen knife)

I feel like Bob Ewell really tried way too hard to get revenge, and most of his attempts either backfired or failed, esp. the last one where he ended up dying. I'm pretty sure killing someone elses's kids because you don't like that person doesn't prove strength or that you're a good person. Infact, it causes people to think the opposite, because it is a cowardly, distasteful act.

Anyhow, Boo Radley was the one who finished off Bob Ewell. I knew Boo Radley had some importance to the story when he was being discussed and fussed over heavily, and still even referenced in chapters that weren't focused on him.

Atticus tells Scout that most people are nice when you finally get to know them as she falls asleep, which is quite true, and is a reference to how nice Boo Radley actually was compared to back when they thought he was a vampire or something. This can also be compared to Tom Robinson, who was innocent and fairly nice but few really valued that because segregation malarkey.

And thus the book comes to a conclusion! This has been a pleasant experience that I hope continues to occur in the future, but I'd really appreciate no more 6 chapter long extravaganzas, those are harder to fit into my scheduling compared to 3 chapter long extravaganzas.

Overall, the story has presented me with many things to think about, regarding time periods, segregation, and even more interestingly, the mind of a child as she matures. This book captures the growing up, and also blends the time period and aspects regarding segregation in really well.

As always,
Thanks,
~B.E.

dD datadyne

To Kill A Mockingbird (END)

I know a lot of my friends did not like the book but personally I did. Especially at the end of the book where Mr. Arthur comes back into the picture. You learn that he is a good character after all. My only question is what did Mr. Radley think of it? How did he react? Plus, the book was better.

To Kill A Mockingbird

In these chapters, a lot happens! In good ways and in bad ways. Okay so Scout and Jem go back to school and Scout begins the third grade. Scout's teacher Miss Gates talks about Germany and Adolf Hitler. Scout says a very important quote to Jem. She says, "Jem, how can [someone] hate Hitler so bad an' then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home." Scout knows a lot for a child in the third grade. She is starting to view how hypocritical people are. She doesn't see that someone can hate somebody who live so far away and still be rude to the Negroes of Maycomb County. Scout is saying a lot here and I believe it is an important aspect of the novel. Another important situation is when Scout and Jem are walking back home from the high school after Scout finishes the play she is in for Halloween. They are scared by Bob Ewell and he attacks them. Scout loses Jem and she sees Boo Radley bringing him into their house. When Scout sees Aunt Alexandra and Scout's dress ripped dress Aunt Alexandra hands Scout overalls. This says a lot in the novel. It shows that Scout is growing up where she is acting like a lady and deserving the overalls. It also shows that Aunt Alexandra is more sympathetic and kind to Scout now that she is growing up. Scout argues less with Aunt Alexandra which is shown in chapter 24 when she asks Aunt Alexandra's mission group if they would like any refreshments. Lastly i love this novel because Boo Radley is indeed real. Boo Radley comes and saves the day for the Finch children. He helps Jem after Bob Ewell hurt him very bad. This was a great way to end the book. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, I thought it was written very clever and it such and interesting plot line. I love how the children narrate the book, it makes it a lot more interesting and enjoyable than previous books I have read.

To Kill A Mockingbird: the ending

Some parts I found interesting was when Jem yelled at Scout for talking about the court. Why was he so worked up about that? And also when Jem and Scout were attacked by Bob Ewell. I find the fact interesting that Atticus told nobody to be worried about Bob Ewell, because in fact, Atticus probably thought when Bob threatened him that Bob would go after him, himself and not his children. It must of been a very frightening experience for him at the time. I really liked how everything tied together basically. Like at first, for the court scene, I was confused. What was the point in adding the court scene? I thought the story was about Boo Radley.. not this.. but it makes sense. Boo would of never came out of his house if it wasn't for Bob Ewell trying to attack Jem and Scout. Bob Ewell would of never attacked Jem and Scout if it wasn't for the trail. I also really really enjoyed how it talked about in the ending like, the part where it was like talking about all the different seasons and what happened during each one like a flashback.. um.. I'm not sure I liked the way it ended.. I mean, it wasn't bad.. but the way it ended, it made me feel like there should be more than that. It didn't really feel like the ending of the book but maybe the author meant it to be that way? I don't know. But one thing they never really specified in the book was, what happened to Dill? Do they ever see him again? It kind of frustrates me that it wasn't specified, but all in all it was a very good book and I was glad that I read it!

Final chapters

The book did not end as well as I thought I would. I was expecting this huge twist ending although I received exactly what I thought was going to happen as the story was told. It was clear boo Radley killed mr ewell without having it spelled out. Although it really came together at the end, and what we were all thinking would happen, in a way did happen. Maybe this was just because all the ideas were handed too us by our classmates so we were all on the same page and this page could have been the one that left us off on the right foot. I am pleased with the ending although I was expecting more of a twist. The one thing I really loved was the reading Atticus was saying to Jem, which to me brought the whole book into one and gave it a reason

To Kill a Mockingbird 26-END

Bob Ewell finally got his revenge. He went after Judge Taylor, Tom Robinson's wife, and now he attacked Atticus. Attacking Scout and Jem with a knife to get at Atticus was a very serious thing to do and it reveals how angry Bob was at Atticus for revealing his secret. Also Boo Radley is shown back into the story. You see that he is a real person, who cares and has feelings of compassion and love, not just some crazy man down the street. Also I found it funny that Atticus persisted that Jem killed Bob and not that he tripped and killed himself on accident. I don't know what to believe but I think just because there was a man passed out on the ground and that it was by a tree with roots that Bob Ewell truly did kill himself on accident which is a bit humorous.

TKAM 26-End

In Chapters 29-30 when Boo Radely finally shows, his face, I thought that the author would give Boo a bigger part in the story than he had. All he did throughout the last two chapters was drag the children to the porch of the house after Mr. Ewell fell on his knife, then he asked Scout to hold his hand to walk him home. I thought that when we finally met Boo, he would have a big speaking part and he would have some huge story. It was kind of a disappointment to me.

To Kill A Mockingbird: 26-END

PAGE 276, ENOUGH SAID :) 

Chapter 26-----> End

UJem made the football team in school. He learned about hitler in school and talked to his dad why don't didn't just persecute him like he was doing to the Jews. So that is somehow that he doesn't understand. Jem asks if hitler was a bad person and Atticus says no. I don't even know hat to say to that. But maybe Atticus thinks that hitler thought what he was doing was right. But it wasn't so I don't know why Atticus said no. Mr Ewell gets an easy job and still he gets fired and is back on welfare checks. Last Halloween the kids pulled a prank on 2 deaf old ladies and moved all of their furniture to the attic/ cellar. So to make sure that there is no trouble this Halloween they  are having a party at there school. Also for a play or something like a play scout is a ham. Cool. They go to the high school and do the play thing. While going home in he middle of the night scout realized that she forgot her shoes. Jem said that he heard something and that they should be careful. Out if no where there is a fight where no one can see anything and Jem ends up with a broken arm and concussion and scout just banged up. I knew right when they were attacked mr. Ewell was part of it because of the threats that he had been making to their family. Mr Ewell was stabbed to death. It's about time. The police are questioning the finches to see who should be held responsible. They clear up that mr Ewell tried to stab her from the ham costume. And then boo Radly was the one that stabbed mr Ewell!  Booooooooooo Radly to the rescue. He stabbed mr Ewell to save scout and Jem, and he's the one that carried Jem Home. How nice of him u really didn't expect that coming, I should of but didn't. Atticus thinks that maybe Jem killed bob and talks about going to his court case. Scout takes boo to jems room until he wants to leave. Scout takes him home and then sees the view from his house and how boo can see everything. Then Atticus reads a scary book to scout and then another boo Radly connection is made. Scout falls asleep and Atticus moves to jems room to be there when he wakes up. Aww. All of there trouble is over and now they can start being a normal family where Atticus has more time to spend with them. 

TKAM 21-25

Bob Ewell feels like his dignity has been wrongly stripped from him b Atticus and others. He threatens Atticus and everyone who he feels wronged him. I think that Bob feels emasculated in the sense that Atticus tore his already horrible image and social sanding down to unbearable levels b basically revealing to the town that he has been in an incestuous relationship with his eldest daughter. Bob is very unstable and will probably go after Atticus through his children because he believes Atticus is the one that caused his sorrows. Why does Atticus just take Bobs threats? Especially against his kids. I think Bob will get justice served t him eventually, even if its unconventional .

TKAM 18-20

Mayella Ewell testifies under oath that Tom Robinson savagely attacked her- she even bursts into theatrical sobs. Mayella though Nader oath and sworn to tell the truth is obviously lying to cover up a more heinous crime-incest. Atticus tries to bait her into telling the truth but Mayella stoutly refuses to give in. In the end, despite circumstantial evidence at best Tom is found guilty of a crime he wasn't guilty of, in fact one could say his crime was feeling sorry for a white woman. It makes you really take a step back and rethink being nice to some one or helping people without personal gain. I found it interesting that the whole town was willing to ignore what Bob Ewell was obviously doing to his daughter in favor of delivering some "good 'ol southern justice" to a negro. Through the trial Scout, Jem, and Dill are in the colored section watching the proceedings-Dill becomes upset that the prosecutor was being so mean. When he children head outside so that Dill can calm down they meet Dolphus Raymond who Scout refers to as an evil man because she learns from around town that he is married to a black woman and has mixed children...she learns that Raymond is just pretending to be a drunk so that he won't have to explain to people about his life choices. He tells the kids this because they are the only ones who can truly understand and have an unbiased opinion because kids have a rose tinted view of the world.

Ch 23-25

Tom Robinson was murdered due to racial differences in the town. He was charged of raping a white woman and I believe due to this a guard shot and killed him. I do not think yin Robinson was trying to escape I believe a gaurs got carried away outbid hatred twards Tom. Sadly enough there is not enough evidence to convict the hard of murder. 

Ch 18-20

In these chapters I think that Atticus does a good job defending tom and even though Atticus had perfectly good evidence that Tom was inocent I feal that the jourie will still find him guilty due to racism in the town. I think that Mayella gets beaten by her father and the only reason she didn't expose him to the court is because even though she probably hates him, bob is her dad and she feals morally wrong if she turns him in. 

Ch 15-17

I think that it was funny how scout and Jem where able to save Atticus. I think they where able to do this because they showed everyone the good and blinded them from the bad. I also think this is why the story was told to us the reader by a little kid. Little kids have no biased on life leaving the reader to make use their own judgement about what's wrong and write.

TKAMB chapt 18-20

In these chapters the trial is still going on and Mayella is next to speak. Mayella testifies that Tom Robinson rapes her and takes advantage of her. Atticus then asked her questions about her testimony and asks why she didn’t put up a better fight, why her screams didn’t bring the other children running, and, most important, how Tom Robinson managed the crime: how he bruised the right side of her face with his useless left hand, which was torn apart by a cotton gin when he was a boy. After questions Meyella burst into tears saying that she will not answer any more questions.
After Mayella, Atticus calls to the stage Tom Robinson. Tom is questioned and says that he did not hurt or rape Mayella. The most shocking part of Tom Robinson testimony was when he said that  he felt sorry for Maylla because she was always by here self and didnt have nobody.
threw the Trial jem,scout,and dill meet a man named Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a man people think who is drunk all the time but in reality he is not he just pretends to be drunk because he has a wife who is black and people believe that his actions are because he is drunk but truthfully he just likes blacks better than whites. Mr.Dolphus Raymond is a really great guy.
  

TKAMK chpt 15-17

In chpt 15-17 i was very exciting in the part when Atticus goes to Maycomb jail, in  concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob against Tom Robinson because he was moved. Atticus leaves the house and Jem,Scout, and Dill follow him. Atticus gets there and sits down and reads his newspaper. After a while , four cars drive into Maycomb and park near the jail. A group of men gets out, and one demands that Atticus move away from the jailhouse door. Atticus refuses, scout then appears to help her father and the men who were there was Mr. Cunningham. scout sees him and then says hi. Mr.Cunningham feels bad that she is there and then leaves with the group of men.
The next the the trial begins everybody goes to the courthouse ready to what is going to happen to Tom Robinson. Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak in to see what is happening because they are very curious to see whats going to happen. Threw out these chpts it was very exiting because as a reader i didn't know what was going to happen next.  

TKAM 26 - End

In chapter 27, on page 249 when Mr. Ewell was causing problems with his neighbors, even threatening to make a law against them. Also at the end of the chapter when their aunt was upset because someone had walked on her grave i was kind of confused on why she had one.
In chapter 28, when Jem and Scout were going to disturb Boo Radley once again even though everything they have gone through, i was surprised. At the end of chapter 28 i was literally in shock. I was like what Bob is dead?!?!? And they just left the chapter there.
In chapter 29 and 30, i was still very shocked that Mr. Ewell was dead, and Jem was very injured. And then when Boo randomly appeared anf stared talking to Atticus it made things even more wierd.
In chapter 31, even though it was short i was very happy with how the book ended. With the quote,"He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning" really summed up the book, knowing that life for them has changed positively, and would keep becoming a stronger family.

TKAM chapter 22-25

These chapters were very suspenseful because of Bob ewells threats and tom robinsons death. When bob ewell says that there is "one down and about two more to go" I don't know who he is talking about.  I think Atticus is next on bob ewells list.  Maybe he is going to go for Jem and scout.  Tom Robinson trying to escape was not smart of him to do bu then again he was most likely going to the chair so his death was inevitable.  I like the connection between the roly poly and how it symbolizes tom Robinson and boo Radley.  This is happened before with the mockingbird but now Jem is saying it which shows his maturity.  I hope someone stops Bob Ewell and he doesn't go through with his plans

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 22-25 dD

We begin with Atticus receiving food from supporters, causing him to tear up. Either because he received food from the families even though he lost the trial, or because people don't give him nice gestures like that, he appreciated it.

Atticus gets threatened by Mr. Ewell! Despite mister angry eyes yelling at Atticus and spitting on him, Atticus slips in some dry humor, which is always a fun kind of humor. The angry shouting man Mr. Ewell was displeased at being exposed, causing him to attempt to do something about it by threatening Atticus. He didn't accomplish much in that regard.

Atticus talks about the jury, makes me think about how potentially biased juries can be, even today. That should probably be fixed if it hasn't already.

Goodie goodie gumdrops, I get to read about old ladies bickering and gossiping!

Uh oh, Tom Robinson's dead. For whatever reason, he tried to escape prison and was shot down while climbing a fence (or atleast that's what has been said).

I actually was looking forward to Atticus winning that appeal trial, but that ship has sailed it seems.
(the book is also running out of pages)

Scout shows lady-like manners at a critical time! Is she experiencing growth of some sort?

Overall, I liked these past few chapters despite reading them at 11 PM at night in a hurry to finish my homework. Gave me a few things to think about, as well...

...but I'd prefer to think about them in the morning.

Thanks,
~B.E.

dD datadyne

TKAM 22-25

In these chapters, racism, per usual, plays a huge role. After TR is convicted, Bob Ewell comes for Atticus, he swears and spits at him, and tells him he's coming for him. TR ends up getting shot. Bob says "one down two to go". I'm assuming one of those two is Atticus. This is frightening because it seems like Bob has completely lost it! Jem and scout have to deal with Alexandra being crazy as always, telling Toms wife that he's dead, and the fact someone is after their father. I'm predicting that Bob is going to try to do something but won't get away with it. Tom is already dead, hopefully no one else will die. These were extremely suspenseful chapters.

TKAM chapters.22-25

In chapter 22, i was very shocked when Atticus was confronted by Bob, because i for sure took.it as a.death threat. Why? He won the case, so i dont see a reason, unless he thinks there.is more.to the story than it seems.
In chapter 23, i was also surprised when Jem and Scout were asking to play with Walter Cunningham and Aunt Alexandra said "Because--he-is-trash". I think that it sent a wrong message to them. Also when Jem was talking about Boo Radley and said "Im beginning to underatand Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all this time...its because he wants to stay inside" i completely agreed.
In chapter 24 and 25 I thought it was very funny when Ms. Stephanie was asking Scout what she wanted to be when she grew up...a lawyer, no she said."just a lady". Then, on page 235 when Atticus said that Tom had been shot my jaw dropped. Especially when Atticus later said "we had such a good chance"... Because they really did.

TKAM Chapters 22-25

There was a huge variety of things that could be written about these chapters, and many things did happen. When Atticus was spat on by Mr. Ewell and threatened I feel like that's going to be brought up later on in the book. Something that struck me in the book was when Jem says that maybe because of the different types of people that's what Boo Radley wants to say inside. I took that and thought and thought that to a child Boo is seen as a monster of a legend, but to adults he is seen as a normal man. But when you finally start growing up you still see the good an the bad in the world and that's how Jem sees it. She basically says if everything I see is like this then I wouldn't want to be in a world like this. I love not only how this book is taken in so many perspectives but how these perspectives can make you see things in a completely different light. And when Atticus said " if the jury was a bunch of boys like you Tom Robinson would be a free man." Taking a perspective of a fresh mind in a brutal word could bring out truth and justice when needed. Now one of the biggest climaxes in this book happened in these chapters. Tom Robinson's death , now it can be depicted in many ways. From the barbaric way he was shot 17 times to Miss Stephanie Crawford's gossip. But I thought Mr. Underwood's article said it all "he linked Toms death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children..." And it was the most accurate, simplistic and honest truth of his death. So sad, so harsh but so uncared for and unseen by everyone else. It was played out as a every day ordeal in a town like Maycomb County. But so crewel to see happen.   

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 22-25

•Chapter 22: Did Bob Ewell send Atticus a death threat???
•Chapter 23: Why would Bob send Atticus a death threat if he so called won the case? Besides, it's not like Atticus had a choice whether or not to defend Tom Robinson. He was assigned to defend him so why is Mr. Ewell so worked up about it? It's not possible for there to have been more than one witness for "Mayella's rape" because only Bob Ewell saw it.. didn't he? I agree with Jem when he says that in court, the judge should be the one to decide whether someone is guilty or not. Also, it is highly unfair that the Ewell's won just because they were white and Tom was black. Although, I do find it amusing on page 221 where it says, "I doubt we'd ever get a complete case tried-the ladies'd be interrupting to ask questions." What's an acquittal? And I don't like how Aunt Alexandria is acting towards Scout and Walter. Let me say, if I was in Scout's shoes, and my mean aunt came over then I would be grounded.. A LOT. Finally, another mention of Boo Radley. Last page of the chapter..

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 22-25

It wasn't cool of Mr. Ewell to spot his chewing tobacco at Atticus. He certainly didn't handle things correctly.

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 22-25

In the reading, Jem was very upset  with the court's decision and said, "I thought the citizens of Maycomb were the best citizens in the world". Although Scout thinks that Jem is acting like an adult, I think he still has a long way to go. When you are children, you aren't aware of the horrors in the world because you are innocent. Jem and Scout, however, are still innocent. Both characters have a long way to go to grow up and I believe the rest of the story may focus on this.

Chapters22-25

I felt bad that Tom died. I don't understan why he felt the need to run away when Atticus told him that he had a good chance of winning. What Scout said about people being hypocrites makes sense. During aunt alexandra's meeting all of the ladies act differently than they normally would. This also relates to the courthouse. All of those men knew that Tom was innocent but sent him to jail anyway. Everything in this book is carried out in a way that makes people likable in society's perspective. 

TKAM Chapters 26-31

Chapter 26: In this chapter you learn that Atticus did in fact know everything that went on that summer night Dill, Jem, and Scout attempted to sneak into the Radely's house. It was not until Scout brought it up again that Atticus put his input in. I think that Atticus wanted the children to learn for themselves that what they had done was wrong. They wouldn't have listened if Atticus had punished them, their curiosity still would have gotten the best of them. Also when Scout talks about how her class has to do current events it shows the division between her classmates by the articles they bring in.

Chapter 27: When Bob Ewell gets a job and then looses it due to laziness he blames it on Atticus. I predict that Bob Ewell is going to try and go after Atticus to some how prove a point to himself and others. Not only will he go after Atticus but most likely Judge Taylor to, due to the fact that he tried to break into his house. Also, Mr. Ewell was harassing Hellen Robinson. It seems to me that he is trying to get back at everyone who didn't believe his lies.

Chapter 28: I didn't find it a shocker when I found out in this chapter that Bob Ewell was the person who went after Scout and Jem. The spotlight was no longer on him and he was desperate for attention. Atticus some how took that away from Bob and it seemed as if Bob wanted to take something away from Atticus. Therefore, thats why he went after the children.

Chapter 29: In this chapter Scout just seemed to know that the man standing in the corner was Boo. After all these years of attempting to see him its as if she knew him all along. Through the clues that were given throughout the book I was able to pick up that Boo wasn't a bad guy after all

Chapter 30: I feel that Atticus's main goals in life was to care for his children and stay true to what he believed in. Being that Atticus thought Jem killed Bob Ewell he didn't want to let him off easy, he didn't want to come off as a fake. Thats why it took a stern Heck Tate to change his view on the whole situation. I think that Atticus is a good father. Whether him or the people around him think the opposite I disagree. Scout and Jem do go off on their own a lot but they know whats good and they know whats right. They are honest and caring and show signs of being successful, thats all you can ask for from a child. 

Chapter 31: Out of all the chapters this by far is my favorite one. It sums everything up in a matter of a couple paragraphs. Also, it shows the street through Boo's view, which showed him being able to see everything. My favorite part is "Autumn again, and Boo's children needed him". When the author wrote children down she was referring to Jem and Scout. It seems to me that Boo was there all along watching and protecting them, he cared about them as if they were his own. 

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 22-25

In these chapters you really saw how people reacted and felt about the trial and Tom's convictiton. For Jem and Scout you saw that it they thought its unfair and cruel. For people who were close to Tom you saw that they were sad but very thankful to Atticus because he did try to prove them right. You saw from Aunt Alexandria that she didn't care about Tom so much as Atticus who was all over the place. And from some of the ladies the party that they didn't care about Tom or how their workers were disappointed and aggravated and just thought that it was his fault. This made the chapters really good and reveal what human life is like. The same goes with Tom's death and how people reacted and how it's a seriously thing and there were still people saying that Tom was just like everybody else. 

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 22-25

In these chapters, Jem begins to realize the cruelty of adulthood. In his heart, he knows Tom Robinson is innocent and did not deserve to lose the trial. Jem heard all of the evidence and believes the jury should have voted that Tom Robinson was guilty. He is angry that the 12 men did not vote the right way. Jem believed his whole life that the people of Maycomb County were the best people. He realizes that they are not if they have so much hate towards Tom Robinson. Aunt Alexandra is still obsessed over the family name. When Atticus tells Jem and Scout that one of the Cunninghams wanted to acquit. Scout now has a lot of respect for Walter and wants to invite him over for dinner. Aunt Alexandra does not agree with this. She believes that the Cunninghams are trash and that Jem and Scout should not hang out with him. I do not like this about Aunt Alexandra , she should not care about this so much she should do the right thing. In Chapter 24, Aunt Alexandra has a group of mission friends over. They talk about the Mrunas and how they are converting to Christian and how the Negroes are acting up ever since Tom Robinson. I absolutely love Ms. Maudey in this chapter because she stands up for what she believes in and put all the women on the spot. Atticus arrives home and says Tom Robinson had died. This is really sad because everyone had a lot of hope for him. I am really scared for the children because Bob Ewell had said he had one down and two to go. This means he might go after the children which is so crazy. He is just doing this to get back at Atticus for making him look foolish during trial.

Chapter 25

The Tom Robinson story tarts to dies own in a couple of days until something is posted in the Maycomb paper. While walking back home dill and scout over hear mr. Ewell screaming and saying 1 down 2 to go. The obvious person could be the other is Atticus since he was defending Tom. Another could be judge Taylor because he made a food of the dwells and treated them like crap in mr ewells mind. So I think that mr Ewell will now try to get back at them some way or another considering his life sucks anyway.

TKAM Chapter 25

Chapter 25, a very short chapter, explained to us what happened when Atticus and Calpurnia when to go tell Mrs. Robinson what happened to Tom after he was shot trying to escape from prison. When she was told, Dill told Scout that she "just fell to the floor into the dirt", that she fell like an ant, and you cant help but feel sorry for her. She or Tom did nothing.

TKAM Chapter 19-21

What I wanted to talk about in these chapters, is in Chapter 20, when Atticus gives his final speech. The passion and power he put into this speech, made me doubt that any jury would convict this man as guilty. The way he says that according to Thomas Jefferson, every man is born equal, yet this is wrong because every man is not equal. The way the author wrote this was just so powerful, that if I was part of that jury I would have fought for Tom Robinson's freedom, as all the evidence was with him, and Atticus' speech would get rid of any doubt in my mind about him being guilty.

TKAM Chapters 26-31

Throughout these chapters there was one main event that really caught my attention. This was when Jem and Scout were walking home in the dark after the pageant and were attacked by Bob Ewell. In this incident Bob attacks Scout and tries to stab her but her costume prevents him from causing any physical harm. However, he was successful in hurting Jem because he wound up with a broken arm and a bump on his head. After they had been attacked, Scout couldn't find Jem but when she returned home she saw a man carrying her brother back to the house. She later found out that this man was Boo Radley and that he had stabbed Bob Ewell and killed him to protect him from causing any further harm to anyone else who participated in the trial. This event really took me by surprise. I assumed Boo Radley would somehow have a role near the end of the book but I never would have guessed he would have saved Jem and Scout's lives. Although we still don't know much about him besides the rumors some of the characters have been told, after this incident we can infer that Boo Radley may actually be a decent person and maybe these rumors weren't true. However, after discovering that Boo Radley had stabbed Bob Ewell, Heck Tate decided to keep quiet about it because he doesn't want him to have to deal with anymore rumors about him being a criminal when he may actually be a good person.

TKAM Ch. 26-End

Scout's reaction to Boo Radley saving her was surprising.  She was saved by him and the fact that she had on the ham costume helped her survive the attack by Bob Ewell. However, Jem broke his arm in the fight and Boo carried him home.  This seems to be the man that does not have much to say and he does not seem to want to interact with others, but is a very nice and helpful man.  Scout was excited and happy to have Boo at the fight because it saved their lives.  He still does not interact with anyone after the fight and goes back to his normal life.  Also, Scout feels bad that they cannot give him anything after he put all those things in the tree for them.

To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 26 - End

        Boo is real!  We finally get a glimpse of Boo in these final chapters.  All along he was looking out for the children.  If it hadn't been for him they'd have been killed.  Scout describes his manor with her as as if it had been all his life.  I think Boo knows the kids better than they think.  He probably watched them their entire life.  At the end when Scout was standing on the Radley place she said she finally understood what Atticus meant by standing in his skin.  She could finally see his perspective on the world.  I think in the end Jem is the ultimate mockingbird.  He was someone who had done no harm to anyone including te person who broke his arm Bob Ewell. On top of his physical injury, he was left confused about life, and peoples predispositions and nature in general.  He was an innocent bistandard who was only guilty of being a child.  Great book, especially having read it before it gives you a better understanding of what your reading. 

Tkam final ending

In the final chapters Boo Radley finally comes out of hiding and turns out to be a really nice guy. I believe Boo may have been a little socially inept though. I say this because he was raised a foot washing baptist and I don't think he ever really had time to socialize with people his age. What I learned from this was that no matter who some one is don't pass judgment on them from what other people say about him because in the end he could be the nicest person in the world. 

TKAM:19-21

These chapters are the most important in the book. Mayella reveals her father beats her, then says, "He never laid a finger on her," and at that point it is clear who had beat her. In the end, Atticus tries to prove that it was actually Mayella who had tried to seduce TR and when he ran, Bob Ewell saw and beat Mayella for going after a black man. Though there was so much evidence supporting Atticus' theory, Tom Robinson was still convicted. I found these things very interesting. Even with evidence, there was predjuice and discrimination. Atticus worked so hard and I feel bad for him and especially for TR who is being un rightfully convicted. Why can't these people open their eyes? CLEARLY it wasn't TR, it was Bob Ewell!

To Kill a Mockingbird: 26-End

Chapter 26 is a very simple chapter, in retrospect: Scout learns about hypocrisy, although not by that word, and discovers that Jem is trying to wipe out the memory of the Tom Robinson trial. I don't really have much of a comment on either of those things, it's easily understandable why Jem would try to forget, seeing as he is just like Atticus in the fact that he believes in equality and justice, and it would make sense that Mrs. Gates, Scout's teacher, would have to say that prejudice is bad in a teaching situation. I don't blame her for being a hypocrite, but I still don't justify it.
Chapter 27's events, or lack thereof, is hard to find anything to talk about. However, there is this one part that I always found weird: Whenever the Mrunas were spoken of, it seems like their state of affairs were so terrible. However, they also want to fix their sense of family, too. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a large group of people pretty much be your family.
Chapter 28 was rather swift and unexpected, and Scout's muddied perspective due to the ham costume was ingenious. It allowed for everything to remain a mystery. When I was reading it, I only realized halfway through that they were being attacked, however, I knew from that moment that it had to be Bob Ewell, trying to get revenge by preying on the weak, just as he had been doing the entire book. The end, however, was unexpected and expected in a way. The description of the attack was too unclear to really know what happened, but I knew that Bob Ewell probably got hurt in some way or another, Where the Red Fern Grows style.
Well, I can't say I didn't see this coming, but I didn't expect it to come out this way. For chapter 29's events, the reveal that Boo Radley was the one who saved Scout and Jem was a surprise, but one that I had been anticipating slightly the entire book. The author had hid his character the entire time, but gave hints that he was a nice person, so it was necessary to have him do some heroic deed in his big reveal in the book. It was telegraphed enough to be expected, but not enough to be obvious, which is really hard to do in a book. At least, from what I've seen.
In chapter 30, I honestly didn't expect Atticus to be pushing so hard for his son to get tried of murder. I know that he's a man of equality and justice, but when the likelihood of a man stabbing themselves to death being so high, and that the only witness is a panicked little girl in a ham suit, then there'd be too little evidence to go to court on charges of murder. Still, this side of Atticus was an honest shock to see.
Chapter 31, the grand finale, didn't exactly feel like a grand finale. It ended in a flat, dull note, but I guess that's the goal the author was going for. A return to the daily grind. Regardless, it was an end that felt right. It just felt like it was the way to end it. Not on a big note, but on a subtle, sharp note that makes you realize everything you didn't before. The beginning of the book now makes sense, at least.

Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was confusing at times, but that was on purpose. You were supposed to understand what Scout could not, which made this feel a lot more readable, but a lot less accessible. To understand the deeper meanings of things, some guidance would be required.

To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 20+21

You know that Tom is going to get convicted for the crime no matter what but in all fairness and moral right, he was innocent. I was surprised that Atticus let them back in. It was very mature situation in there and he let them in anyway. I still feel bad for Tom though and I wonder what happens next for him.

TKAM chapter 22+23+24

In these chapters, we learn really how bad Mr. Ewell really is. Not only does he convict Tom Robinson of rape, and going along with it. But, we also find that, the day after the trail, Bob Ewell goes up to Atticus and spits in his face, threating to kill him. Not only has he put a death threat onto Atticus' head, he also scares both Scout and Jem out of their skins. So it really shows how inconsiderate and mean Bob Ewell is too other people.

TKAM: the end

I LOVE the way that this book ended. I knew this entire time that boo was going to end up being the good guy, and I was happy to find out that I was right. The whole part where scout and Jem got attacked by Mr. Ewell went by so fast and I was very confused when I first read it, but I read it again and then I was totally  shocked! I am just in shock from these chapters, what a great ending. I honestly did not think that I would like this book as much as I did, but I am very happy that I did read it and I did not expect an ending like that. I didn't know how it would end because so much happened in this book, but it all came together in the end. All I have to say is "wow"

TKAM Final Chapters

I would say the author left nothing unsolved.  Bob Ewell got what he deserved in the end, especially after what he tried to do to Scout and Jem.  The identity of Aurthur Radley had been revealed.  Personally, I think the author made him out to be slightly mentally challenged, and this would be the reason he stays inside much of the time.  Either this, or he was just overly socially deprived.

Other people said the book ended poorly, but I think that the author couldn't have ended it better.  Especially when an author only writes one book, it is good to clear up any confusion before finishing.  I don't know what they didn't like about it, but I felt the ending was great.

Chapter 22

Things in this chapter were expected. I felt bad that Atticus didn't win the case, however we all knew he wouldn't. I did find one thing interesting though. I thought that if Atticus did not win the case people would look at him in a different perspective as if he was a disgrace to their town. However they valued his determnation and showered him with gifts. This shows that whatever Atticus did in that courtroom changed peoples' perspectives on the real meaning of justice. 

To Kill a Mockingbird through 21

I thought that even though Tom Robinson was going to be proven guilty throughout these chapters it made a bit disappointed when he was convicted. Atticus fought hard for Tom and seemed to prove what the real problem was which made it more of a disappointment that even with the truth practically told that there is such a discrimintation against African Americans that they cannot see past his skin color and wrongfully accuse him. I also thought it was funny that Dolphus Raymond put on this entire act. He seemed to explain it perfectly saying that people needed a reason to justify why he hung out with Agrican Americans over whites. This I thought was a sad but true fact occurring in that time period.  

TKAM chapter 20&21

I was not shocked at all that Tom Robinson was accused if the crime.  I kind of predicted that this would be the verdict unless Atticus showed a tremendous amount of evidence.  The time that they were living is a time of discrimination and it's very hard to change the way people veiw blacks especially in the south.  I thought Atticus did a very good job as the defense attorney and he had a lot of courage accepting the challange with all the odds against him

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Bob Ewell gets a job... and then losses it in two days. And what does he do? He blames Atticus, of course it was Atticus' fault right, I mean, Bob Ewell is a completely perfect example of a sensible human being. He is the greatest person alive. There is nothing wrong with Bob Ewell, Bob Ewell is obviously the best and always right? Honestly, Bob Ewell is my favorite character just because I love all the nonsense that he constantly spews out, it's funny. 
        The Bob start stalking Helen Robinson for what reasons that don't make sense to me. Tom Robinson Is dead so what is the point of going after is family? Perhaps this is one of the two more people he plans to get rid of. Anyway, Deas threatens him and them Bob backs off. Bob seems o have grunge against anyone that was connected to the case. 
        Halloween comes around and a party is sponsored at the school. Jem takes Scout because Atticus and Aunt Alexandra are too tired. And what is Halloween without a bit of fear, so Cecil Jacobs scares Jem and Scout. I appreciated that so I thought I might mentioned it, I was worried that the author would try to pass of Halloween without anyone getting scared. 
        And then the kids take their places for some kind of pageant that scout promptly ruins by falling asleep and missing her Que. She reacts to the soul crushing embarrassment by hiding backstage until everyone leaves. After everyone leaves, Scout and Jem begin their way home. They they discover that they are being stalked and the pursuer attacks them. Jem and/ or scout get caught by the pursuer and in a struggle, Jem brakes his arm and has a bump on his head. The only reason they escaped it because an unknown man stopped the pursuer and carried the unconscious Jem home. A doctor is called and Heck Tate tells atticus that Bob Ewell Is lying dead under a tree with a knife stuck through his ribs. 
        Noooooooo,  who will we rely on for utter nonsense now? Was I surprised that Bob Ewell attacked Atticus' kids, no. Was I surprised that Bob Ewell was killed, no. Was I supervised that he was killed by someone other than Atticus, yes. I was really expecting that Atticus would kill Bob in an epic shoot out. But who could have killed my favorite character and carried Jem home (obviously Boo Radley).
In chapter 29, Scout examines the man who carried Jem home and realizes that it was (obviously) Boo Radley. Finally Scout sees Boo Radley and now we get the chance to read about him. But that is about it for the chapter.
        In Chapter 30, the main point are that Atticus and Heck argue about who did what and what should be said, and how it should be handled. Atticus thinking that his son killed Ewell and Heck saying that Ewell "fell" on the knife. The story I'm going with is that to get revenge on Atticus, Ewell went after his kids (because trying to kill top-shot in the county is a terrible idea) then Boo conveniently came along, kicked Ewell's ass, and saved the kids. 
         Disappointment develops as in the next chapter, we don't get to read about Boo Radley that much, Scout just walks Boo home and she never ever sees him again ever. Scout walks home and Atticus is reading to Jem. I guess that we where always just suppose to just infer about Boo Radley and imagine what we want of him so we would interpret him in whatever way we want to we could be satisfied with whatever we think, but I just think that the author just wants to leave us hanging. She says that she has said everything she wanted to say and that she will not talk about the book no matter how much people ask. Well of course people are going to ask you about it if you just leave it  cliff-hanger. 
        Well, the book all in all was better than I expected but I feel that many questions were not answered. And I have to give props to Bob Ewell for being unbelievably cliche at trying to kill two kids on Halloween. No wonder someone was one to him, can you be more predictable?  

To Kill A Mockingbird

I really like the way the book ended. I like how it was filled with a lot of events and didn't just end. I also like how it looped back to the beginning of the book.
I found it strange that Scout knew that it was Boo Rafley sitting in the corner if the room because she had never seen him before but knew it was him. Also, I knew that Bob Ewell was going to try and harm the Finchs, but I never thought that he was going to try and kill the kids. I don't know why he wanted to kill the kids since they didn't do anything, it was their father who had shown the whole town that he was guilty and not Tom Robinson. You can really tell the Scout matured throughout the book because by the end, before she meets Boo for the first time, she isn't scared, etc. to go past the Radley house and isn't curious anymore. I also thought that Boo Radley was a good person with good intentions in the beginning of the book and was right. I really like how the author made Boo the person who saves the children. I really enjoyed this book. My favorite part was definitely the ending because it was packed with events that really explain a lot of the book, to me.

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 24, 25, 26

Aunt Alexandra hold a tea party with some of the females of the story, including Scout. They talk about things like how their African American servants haven't been behaving lately because of Tom Robinson's unjust sentence. As is expected.  Then Atticus comes and tells them that Tom Robinson tried to escape and was shot seventeen times. That's what I would have done if i was him, like, you got to at least try right? But Tom's attempt is classified as "typical for a black man to do something irrational like try to escape which is more stereotypical nonsense in my opinion. Speaking of nonsense, our buddy, Bob Ewell also reacts to Tom's death. "One down, two more to go" is what he say. I think that this means that he plans to kill Mayella and Atticus because Mayella advanced on Tom Robinson, and Atticus defended him. Either them or a couple more African Americans, but i think he's going after those two. Yeah, let's see how that goes shall we?

Chapter one- five (tkmb)

Chapter one was mostly about meeting scout, jem, dill and all the settings and people 

Chapter 2 was about scouts first day of school and how mrs Caroline was new so she didn't understand the kids and their background. For example Walter Cunningham he couldn't pay for lunch so she tried to give him a qaurter and he could pay her back the next day but he knew he couldn't afford it so wouldn't take it. Also she tried to make punishment by making her stand in a corner and pats of a ruler. In their case it's not a big deal they have had worse.

Chapter 3: this chapter was about Walter Cunningham coming over and scout didn't understand why he was pouring syrup all over his food- he did because his family couldn't afford things like that. I felt bad for him because his family couldn't afford things that they wanted because they were so poor. Another thing that happened was mrs.caroline was freaked out by a cootie. So she wanted him to go home and shower- another point on how she doesn't know the people. They can't shower. She tried to make Burris sit back down but she didn't know (again) that the ewells only show up the first day of school and never come back till the next year. So little chuck little (my hero) made him leave. I also feel bad for mrs.C because she doesn't understand yet. Scout goes home that night and tells Atticus why she doesn't want to go to school again because she said Atticus was teaching her wrong and he should stop. He then taught her a very important lesson- which was to walk in someone else's then you will understand them.

Chapter 4: in this chapter scout saw an oak trees by the radley lot and a price of gum in it. Her way of making sure it was okay to eat was licking it and waiting a while then she didn't die she out it in her mouth. Jem came over and told her to spit it out. Then they found 2 pennies in there. Dill scout and Jem made up a game about the radley a stories. Atticus seemed to know they were up to know good and told them to stop.

Chapter 5: dill told scout she was the only girl he loved. Mrs. Maudie told scout about foot washing Batists which thing anything that's pleasure is a sin. Jem and dill (scout tagged along) tried to make mr.radley come out of his house and Atticus yelled at them to stop bothering him. I agree with him I feel like he did nothing wrong and maybe he just wants to be left alone.

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 21, 22, 23

In chapter 21, Jem, Scout, and Dill are very eager and excited about he case and they want to hear the verdict. The verdict is that they fund the defendant guilty. In the next chapter, Jem, as is expected of a child, sobs because he is upset about the verdict when clearly Tom was innocent. This is an example of childrenh being overemotional towards something. Now Jem's view of Maycomb has changed, he doesn't thisnk that the people of Maycomb are "the best in the world" anymore when they have made a terrible and unjust decision. Speaking of being sore, Bob Ewell spits at Atticus and swears revenge and blah blah blah. He's another character overreacting around the end of the chapter, and I don't see why, didn't he win? And of course Atticus is the only one who isn't worried and I don't expect him to be either. I actually want to see how Bob Ewell with try to confront mister top shot in the county, I mean seriously, did every one just forget about that? 

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 18, 19, 20

In this time in the book, people are testifying in court on the To Robinson case. Mayella say that Tom Robinson raped her. I Don't find this to be true because, like Atticus pointed out, no doctor was called to aid Mayella after the incident, and where she was hit didn't comply with Tom Robinson and his handicap. Tom's employer also testifies that Tom never caused any trouble in the eight years that he has been working for him. I ind it hard to believe that he did what the Ewells are accusing him of doing. But of course, because of this time, Tom Robinson is accused of lying about everything.     

To Kill A Mockingbird: Court Scenes

I really enjoyed the court scenes and I love how we get to act it out in class. I personally, don't think that Tom Robinson is guilty because there's one specific detail where its talking about Mayella's injuries and one of her injuries happen to be that she was choked around the neck all the way around. How would Tom be able to do that with only one functioning arm/hand? I would also like to know more about Boo Radley. They haven't mentioned him in a while since this whole "TR court drama" was mentioned. Did the children finally decide to forget about him and leave him alone? Or are they going to get back to Boo now that the court case is done?

TKAMB CH. 26-31

In these chapters the case starts to die down but it still in the picture Becuase it's seems that Ewell seems to have a grudge against everyone connected with the case and wants revenge which is really stupid because he won the case and Tom Robinson died an innocent man. As for Jem and Scout school starts again and they pass by the Radleys but they aren't scared anymore Becuase they are older. As school comes into October there is a pageant where everyone dresses up as foods and as Jem and scout were walking home someone attacked them which resulted in Jem's arm breaking which we knew about from the beginning of the story. It turns out that boo Radley saved Jem and Scout from being seriously hurt by BoB Ewells by stabbing BoB Ewell. Scouts learns a valuable lesson that you can't judge people before you know them. This shows that Scout is growing up and has finally matured by the end of the story.

TKAMB: 22&23&24

Its the day after the trial and no one is "Happy". Jem is upset that things didn't go the right way. Atticus assures them that theres still the appeals process but i think deep down he knows that its no use, but he will still give it his all because he is a great person and a good lawyer. The African Americans have sent food to Atticus because of his efforts. I don't find that surprising because Atticus was doing Tom a great favor and the Black community altogether. We also find out that Mr. Ewell spit on Atticus's face and for him to watch his back. I find that very rude and other words, considering that we know that Tom Robinson didn't do it and it was Mr. Ewell himself. How can he lie like that and live with himself. I think he is just scared that he might go to jail. But why blame Tom Robinson if Mr. Ewell did it, that would just draw more attention to the whole thing. Its not like he will get money, i mean Tom is literally dirt poor now. I don't get what the Ewells are trying to do, but i do believe that Mayella is confused in some way.
Atticus takes the threat lightly. He says that no one can hurt Tom until after the appeal. Scout wants to make friends with Walter Cunningham but of course aunt Alexandra has the usual to say, they are not the right class, they are dirty, yada yada yada. They do some thinking and come to a question, why don't people just all become friends and get along. We all know the answer to that but Scout doesn't fully understand it, or she just wishes that people would. Then Boo Radley comes into the conversation and Scout thinks maybe thats why Boo Radly doesn't like to go outside. But I don't think that is the case. Boo Radly is grown up and grown ups face their problems and understand life, just cause humanity isn't perfect doesn't mean that you can just run away from it.
Scout is acting more like a grown lady now just like Jem. Even though she was "forced" to wear the dress I don't think she minded as much as she used to during the missionary tea. She is inside for the first time like ever while Jem is teaching Dill how to swim and they are skinny Dipping (Weird). Atticus comes home and tells the women in the house that Tom Robinson was shot while trying to escape. He and Calpurnia will be going to break the news to Mrs. Robinson. The people in Maycomb that wanted equality depended on Atticus and things just didn't go the right way.

To Kill A Mocking bird ending

In these chapters to the end were filled with events. The Begging of the book finally makes sense after Jem breaks his arm in the end. As it loops back goes to the begging. When they finally meet Boo Radley it is a every happy moment in the book. After all this time you know that boo really loved the childern. He was a very missed judged character in the book but at the end you know that he ment good threw all the events. With the gifts he gave the childern I thought was cute. When they find Mr.Ewell dead it shocked me. As they say what comes around goes around and that applied here. He tried to hurt Jem and Scout also he was a bad father. His lies had poor Tom killed. In the end he ended up dying and it all caught up to him. I liked how this book ended and I thought it was clever how it looped back to the begging. It was a good book and enjoyed reading it. I liked how the ending when boo finally came out. The trail part of the book was my favorite part of the whole book. I liked how that part was written. Over all I really enjoyed reading this book.

To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 20 and 21

I was not surprised that Tom Robinson was convicted. It seemed pretty obvious that black stereotypes were going to effect the jury's decisions. However, I was surprised how long it took for the jury to convict Tom Robinson or not. It did say in the story that the jury does not take long to decide whether or not the defense is guilty or not. This really tells your that Atticus did a good job as a lawyer.

(Forgot to do Chapters 2 and 3)

In chapter 3, they introduce a new character, Burris Ewell. He appeared to be disrespectful and this may reflect his home life, because Atticus seemed to know them pretty well. The way hey act may create a future conflict.

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 20+21

Chapter 20- So Dolphus Raymond merely pretends to be a drunk?  His reason is very wise; that people who know the reason behind why a person lives a certain way will likely leave the person alone rather than question them about it. 

Chapter 21- Wow, Atticus' final statement was truly remarkable. 

It's truly a shame that they lost the trial :(

I remember the part where all the blacks stood up on the balcony to show respect to Atticus as he passed. 

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapter 20 and 21. dD

We encounter Dolphus Raymond, who pretends to be drunk so that people do not question or attempt to force him to change his ways, thinking he's an alcoholic. Within his bag is lots and lots of Coca-Cola, which makes me wonder how cans were decorated back then so that people did not catch on.

I must say, that IS a pretty creative way of keeping people from attempting to persuade him.

Atticus argues that Tom Robinson is not guilty, but someone in the courtroom is (mister ewell), and that Mayella lied out of her own guilt of the whole situation.

Mayella should have really learned to seek help, but hey, it's the past.

On another note, Atticus lost the trial! The kids were looking forward to him winning, but there's really no winning in most courts during this time period if colored people are involved because segregation malarkey.

This is probably what Dolphus Raymond meant when he said they should see the rest of the trial to know more of the real world, the segregation aspect specifically.

If this seems shorter than normal, that's because it probably is.

Thanks,
~B.E.

dD datadyne

TKAM Chapters 21-22

In these chapters we meet Dolphus Raymond. I particularly love his character because of fm what he stood from in this time period, and how he shares his secrets. He's the town "drunk" basically but admitted to Dill and Scout that he only fakes it so people think that his having mixed racial children is because of his drinking problem not his own doing. When scout asked him why he told them about his secret and he said because they were children and really didn't understand why he wasn't bing truthful. It really shows how the views and opinions of the children can be viewed not only by the reader but by others around. In the court room when scout got that feeling the foreshadowing of Toms guilty verdict her child like senses showed that these feeling the things that only a child could see the beauty and hatefulness of the world brought her into perspective almost making her mature in a way and Over all showing that this case was nothing but prejudices getting in the way. The thing is if it was children on that jury Tom would be free and the verdict would be a lot more truthful  

TKAM chapter 20 and 21

At the end of the trial, Atticus was talking to the jury trying to explain to them that it was not Toms fault. Mayella was the one who "broke the rules" and kissed a black man yet he is getting punished for something he didnt do. However, by the end of this chapter we find out it definitely didnt turn out the way it should have.

TKAMB: 20&21

This is the end of the trial and Atticus tries to convince the jury not to practically discriminate Tom Robinson. Atticus says that under the law there is no difference between blacks and whites and that they are all equal in a final attempt to convince the jury. Aunt Alexandra sends a letter that the children are missing and of corse they are up in the balcony and she can't believe she heard it. Even though I don't think they understood a lot of it. The jury finds Tom Robinson guilty and Atticus says something to Tom and walk away

TKAM Chapters 18-20

At the end of chapter 20, Scout, Jem, and Dill are sure Atticus has won the case for Tom Robinson.  The evidence is pointing in every way that Tom hadn't raped Ms Ewell.  Unfortunately, this is still a time of segregation, and I have a feeling that the jury will still find Mr Robinson guilty.  Even Atticus said that he doesn't know if he will win or not, and he appeared to be very nervous while speaking.

TKAM Chapters 23-25

Tom Robinson is dead.  The guards shot him, they said, as he was escaping.  What I am questioning is if Tom really had tried to escape, or if the guards shot him because he was a black accused of raping a white woman.  Was Tom trying to escape, or was he shot due to predjudgice?

To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 12, 13, & 14

        These are the first three chapters of the second section of te book.  In the beginning of these chapters Calpurnia takes the kids to her church while Atticus is out of town.  When their approaching the church they are confronted by Lula. Lula doest like te idea of Calpurnia taking white children into the balck church.  I though this was strange considering the finches are one of the only non-racist family's in the entirety of Maycomb.  It's so hypocritical to be angry and someone for doing something and then doing the egsact same thing.  Lulas attitude is not indicitive of the rest of the churches though, because they welcome the children with open arms.

To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 4, 5, &6

        In these chapters the kids start finding things in the tree.  I think we're supposed to suspect its Boo Radley.  I remember thinking the first time I read the book, these chapters were what convinced me boo was just misunderstood, that maybe he's nice.  There is more evidence of boo Radleys egsistance in these chapters as well.  When scout is pushed into the Radley lot she hears a laugh from inside.  I thought this to be total confirmation of boos egsistance.  I think I assume this because there's no one else In the house who would laugh.  Maybe this is just because I can't picture mr Radley laughing.

To Kill a Mockingbird 20-21

The outcome of the verdict against Tom Robinson was almost certain in all the reader's minds before it was even stated. I believe that even with absolute proof that showed Tom Robinson did not commit the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, he would still be "guilty" in the courtroom do to him being a black man and everyone else involved being white. In today's time, this case would have been handled much differetly and Robinson would have gotten a much more fair trial. In that time, however, it was only a matter of time before he was convicted.

To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapters 20 and 21

In these chapters, we learned that in Mr. Dolphus Raymond's paper sack he is not drinking alcohol. He is only drinking Coca Cola which confuses Scout. Scout does not understand why he would want anybody to know he was drinking when he wasn't. Mr. Dolphus pretends that he is drinking alcohol so he does not have to give a clear explanation for it to the white people. He does not want them to think that he chose the lifestyle of choosing blacks over white which is why he pretends to act as a drunk. I think this is so unfair and shows how racist and prejudice this time period was. A man has to pretend to act drunk just so he does not have to hear rude remarks. This is not right and I view Mr. Dolphus Raymond as a sympathetic character. Also we learned the verdict in these chapters! Except it was not what everyone wanted to hear. Tom Robinson was told that he was guilty of raping Mayella. Obviously, from the hearing, we know that Tom did not rape Mayella since his right hand is the only one that works properly. The person who hurt Mayellla was left handed, which is Mr. Ewell, which Atticus showed in Court. This just shows that the jury did not really care about the trial. They know Tom Robinson is not guilty, they just put him guilty so a colored man would not win over the white. This shows more racism and how people felt towards colored people in this time era.