Part 1, Chapter
I find it interesting that Scout makes it such a point to recount her family history in the first chapter of this book, no less. She talks of their trades and where they live. She speaks highly of her father, Atticus, and introduces Calpurnia, their cook. Then the reader meets Charles Baker Harris or Dill, as he is more commonly known. He is the children’s chief playmate. Dill is the one who suggests they lure out Boo Radley. I find the children’s fascination and stories of Boo odd, but the fascination is warranted in a way. They are innocent children with no adult to tell them the truth, so they make one of their own. It’s when Jem ran to the house that I wish an adult were there to stop them out of respect. I believe Lee is …show more content…
This really upsets me because I’d much rather him confronts it, and try to change society than to sit there and have people accept it because he’s drunk. When the children return, they have missed the remainder of the evidence, to their benefit, and Atticus is making closing remarks, he states the prosecution has no medical evidence, has two unreliable witnesses, and the physical evidence suggests that Bob Ewell beat Mayella. Then he provides his own version of events; Mayella tried to conceal her shame of lusting after a black man and after being caught, accusing him of rape to take the focus off of her. Atticus begs the jury to not assume that all blacks are criminals and to deliver justice. The children leave and come back for the verdict. Scout says that a jury never looks at a man it has convicted, and she sees 12 men do not look at Robinson. They deliver a guilty verdict and everyone leaves. The colored balcony shows respect to Atticus, by standing as he walks out. I think Atticus could be considered a mockingbird. He may not have his “childhood” innocence but has the innocence of being accused of a bad man. Jem was hit hard by the trial. The “best people in the world” have betrayed him, by putting a guilty verdict on an innocent man. Ms. Maudie tries to help him find good in the situation, like the fact Judge Taylor appointed Atticus to the case instead of a public defender. She also points out that the jury was out a long time, which means there was deliberation. Progress is being made towards the equality of justice of black and whites. Ms. Stephanie runs to the children and tell them that Ewell accosted Atticus, spat on him, and swore
I find it interesting that Scout makes it such a point to recount her family history in the first chapter of this book, no less. She talks of their trades and where they live. She speaks highly of her father, Atticus, and introduces Calpurnia, their cook. Then the reader meets Charles Baker Harris or Dill, as he is more commonly known. He is the children’s chief playmate. Dill is the one who suggests they lure out Boo Radley. I find the children’s fascination and stories of Boo odd, but the fascination is warranted in a way. They are innocent children with no adult to tell them the truth, so they make one of their own. It’s when Jem ran to the house that I wish an adult were there to stop them out of respect. I believe Lee is …show more content…
This really upsets me because I’d much rather him confronts it, and try to change society than to sit there and have people accept it because he’s drunk. When the children return, they have missed the remainder of the evidence, to their benefit, and Atticus is making closing remarks, he states the prosecution has no medical evidence, has two unreliable witnesses, and the physical evidence suggests that Bob Ewell beat Mayella. Then he provides his own version of events; Mayella tried to conceal her shame of lusting after a black man and after being caught, accusing him of rape to take the focus off of her. Atticus begs the jury to not assume that all blacks are criminals and to deliver justice. The children leave and come back for the verdict. Scout says that a jury never looks at a man it has convicted, and she sees 12 men do not look at Robinson. They deliver a guilty verdict and everyone leaves. The colored balcony shows respect to Atticus, by standing as he walks out. I think Atticus could be considered a mockingbird. He may not have his “childhood” innocence but has the innocence of being accused of a bad man. Jem was hit hard by the trial. The “best people in the world” have betrayed him, by putting a guilty verdict on an innocent man. Ms. Maudie tries to help him find good in the situation, like the fact Judge Taylor appointed Atticus to the case instead of a public defender. She also points out that the jury was out a long time, which means there was deliberation. Progress is being made towards the equality of justice of black and whites. Ms. Stephanie runs to the children and tell them that Ewell accosted Atticus, spat on him, and swore