To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 25-31
Chapter Twenty-Five What analogy does Mr. Underwood draw in his editorial? -240 (243) -Killing Tom is like killing a songbird; this is because he never did anything wrong -Also, Tom is crippled and a black man and can’t defend himself thoroughly. Explore this chapter as a bitter comment on the people of Maycomb. -People in Maycomb gossip and talk behind each others backs and they act like children. -They act like children because they believe what they want and not what id the truth.
Chapter Twenty Six What is the irony of Miss Gates’ lecture on democracy and her prior comment to Miss Stephanie Crawford? -The irony is that she feels awful for the Jewish people and feels they should be free and have equal rights to everyone -She had said to Miss Stephanie that black community was getting out of hand and someone had to teach them a lesson.
Chapter Twenty Seven What three incidents demonstrate Bob Ewell’s frustration? -He blames Atticus for him losing his job at the WPA -Bob harassed Helen Robinson and Link Deas came out and told him to stop -Goes to Judge Taylor’s house to try to get to him, but he ran off
Chapter Twenty Eight What symbolic purpose does the pageant (commemorating the glories of Maycomb) serve? Why is it remarkable that both Atticus and Aunt Alexandria have decided not to come and watch?
Chapter Twenty Nine What assessment does Heck Tate give of Bob Ewell’s character? What prior incident lends credibility to the possibility that Arthur could stab a man to death?
Chapter Thirty What insight is gained into the character of Heck Tate? At what point does Atticus form his final opinion on the way that Ewell died? What moral decision does Scout make, and what is her basis for this conclusion?
Chapter Thirty One What is the significance of Scout standing, literally, in Arthur’s shoes? What point does Atticus make when he says, “Most people are [kind], Scout, when you finally see them. Scout feels bad because, “We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me feel sad.” How is Scout inaccurate in this statement?