Chapter 18
• In Chapter 18, Mayella makes her appearance in the court and is
reasonably clean, but she is also terrified.
• Mayella testifies that she called Tom inside the gate and
offered to pay him five cents to break up a dresser. She says that once the he
was inside, he took advantage of her.
• Atticus is confused about how Tom Robinson, who's left hand was
caught in a cotton gin, could've hurt her on the right side. Mayella begins to
cry and refuses to say anything else.
• The chapter ends as the prosecution rests.
Chapter 19
• In Chapter 19, Atticus calls Tom Robinson to the stand. Tom will
be his only witness. Tom testifies that on the evening in question Mayella
asked him inside to repair a door, but he discovered the door wasn't broken.
Mayella tried to seduce him but he pushed her away.
• When Mayella’s father saw them, Ewell called Mayella a whore,
threatened to kill her, and he beat her.
• When the prosecutor cross-examines Tom, he admits to being
arrested one time for disorderly conduct. They also agree that Tom was strong
enough to sling Mayella to the floor with one hand.
• The prosecutor asks Tom why he helped Mayella and he admits that
he felt sorry for her. This is unforgivable to the white people of Maycomb, who
feel Tom is overstepping his station.
Chapter 20
• In Chapter 20, Dolphus Raymond tells Scout and Dill that he
pretends to be drunk because this lets him live his life the way he wants. The
truth of the matter is simply that he prefers black people to white peopl
Chapter 21
• In Chapter 21, Cal hands Atticus a note that the children didn't
come home. Mr. Underwood points out that the children are in the balcony.
• Scout, Jem and Dill want to stay, but Atticus tells them to go
home for dinner and then they can return. They go home with Cal and rush back
to the courthouse.
• The verdict is read; they found Tom Robinson guilty.
Chapter 22
• In Chapter 22, Jem cries about the injustice he witnessed with
the guilty verdict. The black people of Maycomb bring many dishes of food to
the Finch household.
• Miss Maudie tries to help the children by saying the judge did
what he could to guarantee a fair trial by assigning Atticus to defend Tom.
• Miss Stephanie tells them Ewell spit on Atticus earlier in the
day and swore to get revenge for what he feels Atticus did to him.
Chapter 23
• In Chapter 23, Atticus is the only one in the family who isn't
concerned about Bob Ewell's threats after Atticus made him look stupid.
• Tom Robinson has been moved to a prison that is seventy miles
from Maycomb.
• Atticus tries to help Jem understand that any white man's word
is more valued than the word of a black man. They discuss that one juror wanted
to find Tom innocent. Scout is happy to hear that it was Walter Cunningham's
father.
Chapter 24
• In Chapter 24, Aunt Alexandra has society ladies over for a
missionary circle tea and insists that Scout attend, and she must wear a dress.
• Scout listens as they discuss the injustice in other areas of
the world. These comments are followed by insights into the
"misbehavior" of their black servants since the Robinson verdict.
• Atticus tells Alexandra, Maudie, Scout and Cal that Tom Robinson
tried to escape and he was shot seventeen times. Calpurnia goes with Atticus to
notify Tom's family.
Chapter 25
• In Chapter 25, Jem runs into Atticus and asks if he can go with
him to the Robinsons’. News of Tom's death circulates for a couple of days and
the white people agree that only a black man would do something that
irrational.
• Mr. Underwood writes an editorial for the newspaper stating that
an innocent man was murdered.
No comments:
Post a Comment