The chapter starts with a conversation about Atticus and Bob Ewell where they are on the street after Atticus left the post office that morning. Bob Ewell is racist and hates black people, and now Atticus is on the black side, Mr. Ewell is going to deal with Atticus much like how he deals with a black person in the town of Maycomb. Mr. Ewell approaches Atticus and starts to punch him, curse him, and threatens to kill him, but it doesn’t work for Atticus. Bob Ewell realizes and says, “Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin’ bastard?” [pg. 291] This quote exemplifies the theme of intolerance because Mr. Ewell is well known for his racism of black people. Atticus is a colored lawyer, so he’s going to be hated and dealt with the same as a black person in Mr.Ewell’s eyes. After being provoked into a
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In Jem’s room, he unbuttons his shirt to show Scout his hair, “He unbuttoned his shirt, grinning shyly. Well what? Well can’t you see it? Well no. Well it’s hair.” [pg. 302] Through Jem’s actions, he shows the theme of coming of age because now that Jem has finally grown up and has hair growing on his chest and under his pits. Jem discusses the social classes to Scout to enlighten how Aunt Alexander despises the Cunninghams because they look down on the Ewells, who hate black people. This also explains why Boo Radley never comes out of his house because he doesn’t want to be placed into a class where judges and criticisms are made in the society of Maycomb. In chapter twenty-four, Aunt Alexander invites her missionary circle to tea at her house. They talk about the Mrunas, an African tribe being converted to Christianity and the black people in the town. Atticus shows up and tells Aunt Alexander, Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Scout that Tom Robinson was killed by seventeen shots when he tried to run away from the prison. Atticus says, “Tom 's dead. ' Aunt Alexandra put her hands to her mouth. 'They shot him, ' said
In Jem’s room, he unbuttons his shirt to show Scout his hair, “He unbuttoned his shirt, grinning shyly. Well what? Well can’t you see it? Well no. Well it’s hair.” [pg. 302] Through Jem’s actions, he shows the theme of coming of age because now that Jem has finally grown up and has hair growing on his chest and under his pits. Jem discusses the social classes to Scout to enlighten how Aunt Alexander despises the Cunninghams because they look down on the Ewells, who hate black people. This also explains why Boo Radley never comes out of his house because he doesn’t want to be placed into a class where judges and criticisms are made in the society of Maycomb. In chapter twenty-four, Aunt Alexander invites her missionary circle to tea at her house. They talk about the Mrunas, an African tribe being converted to Christianity and the black people in the town. Atticus shows up and tells Aunt Alexander, Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Scout that Tom Robinson was killed by seventeen shots when he tried to run away from the prison. Atticus says, “Tom 's dead. ' Aunt Alexandra put her hands to her mouth. 'They shot him, ' said