1.) What do we learn has happened to Atticus and how do we find this out? Are you surprised by his reaction? -Murray

1.) What do we learn has happened to Atticus and how do we find this out? Are you surprised by his reaction?
In Chapter 22 we find out that the morning after the trial Atticus goes to the post office. He encounters Bob Ewell. Mr. Eweel spits on Atticus's face and threatens him. When he gets back to his children and Aunt A the only thing he mentions is that he wishes that Mr.Ewell didn’t chew tobacco. I was very surprised by the reaction that Atticus displayed. He didn’t fight back. He didn’t say anything mean or hurtful to Mr.Ewell he just took out his handkerchief rubbed off the spit and kept walking. In the text it says “Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr.Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repat.” this quote goes back to the point I made earlier about Atticus how he just went on with his day. He even said that Mr. Ewell had to take out his anger on someone and he said he would rather be me him rather than Mayella. This shows unselfishness and it also goes back to a point that we have discussed in class about Atticus not being human. I know for a fact that if someone spat in my face and called me names it wouldn't end well for them. In conclusion, I was very surprised at how Atticus took the spit and names and just moved like it was any other normal day.
How do you think Bood Radley will come back into the story?

 Do you think the appeal will go in Tom Robinson's favor?

 If you were Atticus in this situation what would you do?

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2019 at 6:38 PM

    I think that, when encountered by Bob Ewell, Atticus does not retaliate because he knows what he said during the trial got under Bob’s skin. He knows he made a difference, as small as it might be. Bob would not have been nearly as enraged if Atticus’ speech had in no way hit home with him or he had not understood it. Atticus made his point clear, and made even the man who seems mildly oblivious realize he is being questioned, if not attacked, for his ideals and way of living. He tells Atticus that he will get back at him, proving once again that Atticus started ‘it’. The court in which Tom Robinson was tried was definitely to level, and probably will not be wherever he goes. Tom might stand a better chance in a more personally unbiased setting, but even Atticus admits that in a case with only circumstantial evidence, a jury of peers will often go with the word of a white man. In a perfect world, Tom would be sentenced to multiple years in prison. If either of these happen, it will be detrimental to the Robinson family and those around them.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2019 at 6:59 PM

    At the end of the reading, Jem says, “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in this house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside” (259). I think Jem realizes that Boo isn’t being held captive in his own home. Boo is a free man and can leave his house whenever he wants to. Boo probably does not agree with the Maycomb Way and decided to not obey them. That is why he chooses to stay in his house all the time.
    At the beginning of the novel, it says that Jem will break his arm during the climax of the book. In the reading, Jem is at that age. This means that something will happen to Jem and he will break his arm. I think that Boo will come out and have something to do with Jem breaking his arm.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2019 at 7:18 PM

    How do you think Boo Radley will come back into the story?

    Ever since the trial started Boo Radley has been mentioned a few times but not in major instances. Boo Radley is inferred to come back and I believe he comes back by the children asking him questions. I believe this because at the end of chapter 23 Jem says, “I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo’ Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all the time . . . it’s because he wants to stay inside” (259). This quote also shows Jem’s understanding and growth behind Boo Radley. By saying this, I believe the kids are going to be tempted in figuring out if that’s the truth and get Boo’s insight on the Maycomb Way.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2019 at 8:35 PM


    Do you think the appeal will go in Tom Robinson's favor?
    Tom Robinson being a black man in Maycomb, Alabama will most likely never have a trial in his favor against a white woman. Not only does the fact that Maycomb, Alabama being a racist town put odds against Tom Robinson, but the fact that it is the 1930s in the South in the United States. No matter what Tom Robinson does he will not have a better chance to win the appeal. In addition facing an all white jury does is a disadvantage for Tom being a black man. If Mayella Ewell were to come out and were to admit to lying about the rape, it would cause much commotion and go badly for her. Her father, Mr. Ewell being an abusive man could also get very upset with Mayella if she were to do so and he could possibly end up abusing her.

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  5. Pauly COctober 1, 2019 at 3:42 AM

    It is extremely unlikely that the appeal will go in favor of Tom Robinson because of the same reason he was convicted guilty by the jury. During the trial, the jury gave a unanimous decision that Tom Robinson was guilty and that will most likely be the same story for the appeal. Atticus perfectly states this as "In our courts, when its a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always win"(251-252). This appeal by Atticus was not a statement that would affect the jury's decision but more to show that Atticus is trying to help Tom Robinson to the best of his abilities.

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