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Tom Robinson’s death was a tragedy. Even Mr. Underwood, a blatant racist, thought that his death was a travesty. He wrote about it in the paper.
- Summary: Chapter 23
- Summary: Chapter 24
- Summary: Chapter 25
- Analysis: Chapters 23–25
Bob Ewell’s threats are worrisome to everyone except Atticus. Atticus tells Jem and Scoutthat because he made Ewell look like a fool, Ewell needed to get revenge. Now that Ewell has gotten that vengefulness out of his system, Atticus expects no more trouble. Aunt Alexandra and the children remain worried. Meanwhile, Tom Robinson has been sent to an...
One day in August, Aunt Alexandra invites her missionary circle to tea. Scout, wearing a dress, helps Calpurniabring in the tea, and Alexandra invites Scout to stay with the ladies. Scout listens to the missionary circle first discuss the plight of the poor Mrunas, a benighted African tribe being converted to Christianity, and then talk about how t...
September has begun and Jem and Scout are on the back porch when Scout notices a roly-poly bug. She is about to mash it with her hand when Jem tells her not to. She dutifully places the bug outside. When she asks Jem why she shouldn’t have mashed it, he replies that the bug didn’t do anything to harm her. Scout observes that it is Jem, not she, who...
When he reassures his family that Bob Ewell does not really intend to harm him, Atticus advises Jem to stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes, echoing the advice that he gives Scout earlier in the novel and evoking one of the most important moral themes in the book. Here, however, Atticus’s attempt to understand another human falls short: he makes an honest mi...
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The phrase "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" refers to intentionally and pointlessly destroying something that does no harm. The mockingbird is a songbird, not a pest, and it isn't a game bird. Killing a mockingbird serves no purpose, and therefore is an act of unnecessary cruelty. When the jury convicts Tom Robinson of rape despite the ...
In chapter 25, Mr. Underwood writes an editorial regarding Tom Robinson's death and likens the tragic incident to the senseless slaughter of songbirds, which associates Tom's character with a ...
Tom Robinson Character Analysis. Tom Robinson is the client whom Atticus must defend in court: a young Black man accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell, a white girl. While he is the central topic of the town’s gossip prior to the trial, there are a number of details about him that go unmentioned until he is testifying on the witness stand.
Nov 21, 2023 · The Trial of Tom Robinson. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson is a married Black man with three children who is unjustly accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, by both ...
