In these two chapters, the problem of Tom Robinson begins to rise throughout the story, and the transition that the children in Maycomb experience to change from children into adults. Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mr. Ewell’s daughter, but this case is controlled by Scout’s father, who is protecting Tom Robinson from the wrong judgments of the court. This case makes Atticus’s children wonder what rape is because it has been mentioned a lot in the story since this case started. Atticus, who is known as a smart and intelligent man, responds to Scout in an adult way where he uses big words in a mature way that can be understandable to Scout. Atticus replies to Scout’s question about rape, “He sighed, and said rape was carnal knowledge of a
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Cunningham from last night gets in their talk. Although Mr. Cunningham has tried to hurt Atticus, to Atticus, he just has some blind spots. Atticus says, “Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man, … he just has his blind spots along the rest of us.” [pg.210] This reveals that even though Atticus knows that Mr. Cunningham and his men wanted to harm him, he respects Mr. Cunningham, for he did not take action when the children were around. In Atticus’s point of view, Mr. Cunningham is just like anyone else who has lost their identity along the road. After breakfast, people all around the town gather at the courtroom for the trial of Tom Robinson, who apparently raped Mr. Ewell’s daughter. She believes that the trial is similar to a Roman carnival, “I am not. It’s morbid, watching a poor devil on trial for his life. Look at all those folks; it’s like a Roman carnival.” [pg. 213] It shows that Miss Maudie thinks the trial is a Roman carnival because in an actual Roman carnival, Romans gather to watch Christians be slaughtered and eaten by animals, which resembles the trial because the folks around the town are similar to the Romans, whereas Tom Robinson and Mr. Ewell are alike the Christians who would lose in the end and be eaten by animals and slaughters. In this case of a trial, the losing one will go to jail or get punishments. Before the trial begins, people eat lunch at a nearby restaurant. When it’s time for the court, people slowly start walking into the court, except for Jem, Scout, and Dill, who are waiting to sneak in last, so that their father won’t notice them. During the trial, Mr. Dolphus Raymond appears as a wealthy unconventional person who owns the land on the river bank and lives with black women who have some mixed children. After Jem, Scout, and Dill successfully sneak in, they are put in the balcony where black people sit in the court. When the trial
Cunningham from last night gets in their talk. Although Mr. Cunningham has tried to hurt Atticus, to Atticus, he just has some blind spots. Atticus says, “Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man, … he just has his blind spots along the rest of us.” [pg.210] This reveals that even though Atticus knows that Mr. Cunningham and his men wanted to harm him, he respects Mr. Cunningham, for he did not take action when the children were around. In Atticus’s point of view, Mr. Cunningham is just like anyone else who has lost their identity along the road. After breakfast, people all around the town gather at the courtroom for the trial of Tom Robinson, who apparently raped Mr. Ewell’s daughter. She believes that the trial is similar to a Roman carnival, “I am not. It’s morbid, watching a poor devil on trial for his life. Look at all those folks; it’s like a Roman carnival.” [pg. 213] It shows that Miss Maudie thinks the trial is a Roman carnival because in an actual Roman carnival, Romans gather to watch Christians be slaughtered and eaten by animals, which resembles the trial because the folks around the town are similar to the Romans, whereas Tom Robinson and Mr. Ewell are alike the Christians who would lose in the end and be eaten by animals and slaughters. In this case of a trial, the losing one will go to jail or get punishments. Before the trial begins, people eat lunch at a nearby restaurant. When it’s time for the court, people slowly start walking into the court, except for Jem, Scout, and Dill, who are waiting to sneak in last, so that their father won’t notice them. During the trial, Mr. Dolphus Raymond appears as a wealthy unconventional person who owns the land on the river bank and lives with black women who have some mixed children. After Jem, Scout, and Dill successfully sneak in, they are put in the balcony where black people sit in the court. When the trial