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. 

TKAMB 23-25

Bob Ewell has no right to hate Atticus like he does. It's an unfair hate; Atticus was just doing his job a lawyer- he did no wrong. Finding out that a Cunningham wanted to acquit was a shock. Aunt Alexandra's reaction to scout wanting Walter over for dinner was unacceptable; Aunt Alexandra needs to learn that not everyone can be categorized by their last name. Jem has a good point in saying that maybe Boo Radley doesn't come out because he doesn't want to.

TKAMB 21-22

The verdict, delivered by a group of 12 biased white men was an unfair verdict. the men just wanted to see a black man accused for a white-man's crimes. Tom Robinson should have walked free instead of being condemned to death. The fact that the black community isn't hateful against Atticus is proof that the black population isn't just a bunch of hostile, violent peopple.Jem's outrage towards the verdict is relateable. his view of the people around him has changed, and he doesn't like that very much. Scout still doesn't understand what happened; it wasn't fair of Miss Stephanie to bombard the kids with questions like she did.

TKAMB 18-20

Mayella is caught between a rock and a boulder. Her father is clearly forcing her into something she doesn't want to do, and she's being worn very thin by the court proceedings. She's just a confused girl who doesn't know what to say or how to stand up for herself. In 19, Tom has a very believable story. Mayella is just an attention-starved girl who doesn't know how to act proper because of her up-bringing and her father. I don't think that Tom could have hurt her, because of his damaged right arm. Dill was just too over-whelmed by the injustice of the adult world that he couldn't help but cry. I think that Mr. Dolphus Raymond is a good person on the inside. He's just another man trying to protect his private life from the prying eyes of his community. The Jury should, with the evidence they have, free Tom Robinson.

TKAMB 15-17

Atticus is in a very dangerous situation. His client, his top priority, needs to be safe, but so does atticus himself. I don't think that the men should go after Tom in the first place, and they should leave Atticus alone. If the kids hadn't intervened when they did, Atticus might've been hurt, or worse, killed. Atticus, i believe, was relieved that the kids stepped in and saved both Tom's and possibly his own skin. Atticus was quite possibly wishing that the kids could rescue him from the court room, too. I don't believe Tom Robinson raped Mayella Ewell. I think that her father has more to with it than a black-man who only helps Mayella. Tom Robinson should be innocent.

TKAMB 12-14

I think that Calpurnia was brave in taking the kids to a colored church. Lula had as much right as anyone else to speak her mind, even if no one agreed with her. I sympathize with the kids' dread at finding their aunt there; she doesn't seem very nice. She also doesn't seem very fair to Atticus; she doesn't realize he's been doing the best that he can with the kids.

Dill is quite sneaky, hiding under scouts bed. But I't understandable that he might want to get away from his mother and 'father' I think that Aunt Rachel, however unhappy about Dill's appearance, is willing to help him survive living with his mother.

TKAMB 10-11

I think that the kids, epically scout, need to learn to appreciate Atticus more. They seem to take him for granted, and they don't really know him all that well. I think that Atticus is also at fault here, because he keeps so much from his kids. Miss. Maudie also had no place in telling the kids information that Atticus withheld from them.

As Jem learned, it's important to be respectful to everyone. I think that the white camellia in the box was mrs. Dubose's way of saying that she understood Jem and his motives; I don't believe it was to spite him. I also think that Jem was kind in reading to Mrs. Dubose in her dying days.

Chapters 20-21

Chapters 20-21 were interesting. The fact that the jury was composed of all men is no suprise given the time period. It just shows that a women's opinion was not valued as much as a man's. Also one might think that since the jury was composed of men they would be in favor of Tom since they would not understand Mayella's feminine nature. However the fact that they sided with Mayella showed that they did not really care about the trial and they just wanted to send a Negro to jail. This just shows the prejudice toward colored people at that time, and that the true meaning of "justice" is nothing compared to perception of justice.