This was a retarded section. Although the part of Tom Robinsin dying was pretty intense. In this section of the book, it appeared to be that the children had been missing. Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra were the first to notice that they were gone. I thought why would they be worring if it hasn’t even been a day. They could have just waited untill bedtime or supper for them to show up. They couldn’t find them anywhere. They were worried over nothing. The children were just sitting in the courtroom trying to see what was happening. Its hard to keep track of children, even now adays, when everyone has a cell phone of tracking divices attached to them. I thought this was kind of funny because the kids were only gone for a couple of hours. How come they don’t worry about the children when they are just playing around the town. There was nothing to cause worry for the children, except that no one knew where they were, well the reverend knew where they were. They were just a little curiouse. A few hours without seeing a child in such a small town, there is always the game of hide and seek.
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In these chapters an innocent man is killed, Tom Robinson. Because our racist all white jury, and judge, chose to stick with their racist and cruel views, Tom Robinson was sent to prison. But, he had not been shot 17 times until he attempted to escape from the jail. Although, in my opinion, I believe his attempted escape was completely justified. He was falsely charged only on the count of his skin color. The ignorance and stupidity of the people in the time frame of the book is outstanding. To have an innocent black man falsely accused of rape, but then also to be criminalized, and worst killed. This truly an ignorant move made by the people of Maycomb, and this situation definitely is not right under any circumstance. I am so glad to know that the times have changed, and that most people now accept the fact that all humans are equal. -Sidney Collins In these chapters, a tragic course of events happened to our innocent Tom Robinson. To my dismay, the all white jury hadn’t decided to subside their racist views, and decided to accuse Tom Robinson of being guilty. In my opinion, this was incredibly immoral and wrong. This made me realize how ignorant the people of the book are, and were at this point of time. Tom Robinson then was sent to jail, where he did not belong. In this, I believe that Tom Robinson was in fact obliged to attempting to escape the jail house. But I do not believe that he deserved to be shot. Although, they did worn him with a shot, he still hadn’t belonged there in the first place, and he definitely shouldn’t have been killed. Such an ignorant environment they are in. In this time, what a crime it is just to have some pigmentation in one’s skin. To be a man of color, you know those white people wanted to shoot him anyway. They just needed to have a legitimate reason so they wouldn’t be blamed. I strongly believe that Tom Robinson was truly innocent. Tom Robinson can not just take the blame because of the color of his skin. -Sidney Collins In chapters 17-18 a lot of drama was at the peak of happening. People were bum-rushing just to get to Tom Robinson. Before the case day a police officer came to atticus’s house and gave him the information that people might be forming riot groups and for him to look out so that nothing happens to him or Tom Robinson. After Jem and Scout came back form playing outside they realized that Atticus wasn’t at home. Then they instantly knew where he was. The Scout and Jem ran down to the police station to find out that atticus was just fine. He was found reading a newspaper in front of the station. For a minute it was silent and calm but then people started to show up and out of no where their was a fairly large amount of chattering people. The next day, the case is finally going to take place. It seemed as if the whole town was there because the court room was so full of people against for or against Tom Robinson. Once the court had given the jury time to reach their verdict it took them about 7 hours which stated that Tom Robinson is guilty.
I chose a picture of a full audience at a courtroom to represent chapters 17-20. I chose that picture because it resembles the support that the citizens of Meycomb showed no matter if they were either on Tom Robinsons Side or Mayella’s side. They both had to get up on the stand to be questioned as the people watched and listened closely. During the trial they was a lot of people hating Tom Robinson because of Mayella’s accuse. Their were mobs beginning to bum rush Tom Robinson because they simply didn’t like him for what they think he did to Mayella. I also like this picture for theses chapters because it shows the number of different people that were all the same just a different color of skin or in the pictures case from different cartoons. In Chapters 13-16 of to kill a mocking bird scout and Jem ’s aunt Alexandra come to stay for a while, but knowing her it could be days or even years according to the towns customs. While she’s there she keeps trying to teach scout and Jem to be little Ladies and gentlemen. They don’t really have any interest so they hardly listen to her or don’t even bother trying to learn what she has to teach. One night as scout was getting ready for bed she stepped on something soft. Thinking it was a snake, it was only dill. She found him under her bed dirty and starving. Dill said that that only reason he ran away was because he didn’t feel like his parents needed him. The next day they decided that dill will go and stay with his Aunt Rachel. The next night the sheriff comes knocking at the door trying to warn Atticus that a group of men might try to come at Tom Robinson and that he will be held in jail until the trial sate. The day the trial comes up the courtroom is packed with many people wondering about the case and the ending verdict. The questioning goes on and the jury needs time to reach a verdict. It takes them almost 7 hours until they reach it. The verdict comes out as Guilty on Tom Robinson. In these chapters we are undergoing the prosecution of Tom Robinson. In this, we find Atticus defending him on several counts. For one, they claim to have medical evidence that she was raped but none can be provided. Two, the bruises that were found on Mayella were on the right side of her face, and we know that Tom Robinson had his left arm demolished at a young age by a cotton gin. So, it is unlikely Tom Robinson caused those bruises. Three, Tom Robinson claims to have done nothing at all, he was only attempting to help Mayella with a chore. From Tom Robinson’s perspective, he had only come to help with a broken door, which wasn’t broken. Mayella then proceded to ask him for a kiss when Mayella’s father saw them through the window. Now, in Atticus’ perspective, he believes that she had covered up her shame of wanting a black man by accusing Tom Robinson of rape. When the actual case was that Mayella’s father had beaten her after finding her with Tom. I find this whole case unreasonable, and I do in fact believe Tom Robinson is innocent. I just am curious on whether or not the white jury will subside their racist views, and free the innocent man. -Sidney Collins
This noose is a clear representation of the lynch group that had been after Tom Robinson in these chapters. As they attempted to enter the jail house Atticus was defending they were stopped by one of the members of the lynch group as he had been embarassed by Scout. Scout had recognized one of the members as Walter Cunningham’s father. So, as she spoke with him he became embarassed and proceded to get the group to leave. This noose would have been Tom Robinson’s fate if they had gotten into that jail house successfully. In luck Scout, Atticus, and Jem had been there. - Sidney Collins In these chapters, we are starting to get ready for Tom Robinson’s trial. With the time setting of this book we are now being introduced to lynching because of Tom Robinson’s ethnicity. So as he must stay in the jail house because of the trial coming shortly Atticus, knowing of the lynch group, stays out front that night. Well, Atticus was right, as four cars pull up to the jail house they demand Atticus to move. In my assumption, they are probably looking to lynch Tom Robinson. Luckily, like the little rascals they are Scout and Jem were spying on Atticus as the lynch group approaches. We find our loving Jem to go defend his father, and Scout notices Walter Cunninghams father in the crowd. This is where Atticus had became lucky as Scout talks to Walter’s father, he becomes embarrassed and makes the men leave. But, then again there was another man in Atticus’ defense with a shotgun waiting for action. So, either way in my opinion Atticus would have been safe. I believe this is a main focus in the book as we lead into Tom Robinson’s case. I’d probably say this is one of the more intense points of discrimination because of Atticus’ choice to defend Tom. Good content in these chapters. -Sidney Collins Arthur “Boo” Radley is officially my favorite character. So many mysteries surround him and his house, but he still gets sympathy from the children. It was said by Miss Maudie that Boo Radley was a normal child. Everything they say about him is false. The only reason that Boo would be crazy would be because he has been locked up in that house for fifteen years. In this section, Boo Radley actually has a connection to the outside world. His connection was the knothole. Through this hole, Boo Radley was able to interact with Scout, Jem , and Dill with small knick knacks and at one point, Boo fixed and folded Jem’s pants. Boo Radley is not much known as that mysterious crazy freak that doesn’t leave his house, but now know as a prisoner in the Radley House. My favorite part was when he put the blanket on scout, he sure fulfilled his name there. He’s like a ghost. The real crazy person in that family is Boo’s brother Nathan Radley. Him and his freakin Shotgun. That is a crazy man shooting at children, only a crazy person keeps a shotgun handy in a town where everybody knows everybody. And the stupid gossip in the town. From the shotgun sound, people think Mr. Radley shot a black person. I still believe Boo is the victim in this section. -Robin Concepcion |
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Although the courtrooms were segregated their was still the same amount of eagerness inside and waiting for the verdict
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