1. Chapter 22-26 Summaries Chapter 22
Jem cries as they leave the courthouse and head home.
When Jem questions Atticus about the verdict, Atticus says that “only children weep,” meaning that only the young and innocent seem to see how wrong it is.
The next morning, the black community left “an avalanche” of food at the Finch house to thank Atticus.
Atticus is stopped in the street on his way to work by Bob Ewell, who spits in his face and threatens him.

2. Chapters 22-26 Summaries Chapter 23
Bob Ewell’s threat was to kill Atticus, but Atticus isn’t worried about the threat.
Tom Robinson has been transferred to a prison 70 miles away, where he will stay while Atticus works on his appeal.
Atticus says that one day, white people will have to pay the “bill” that has added up over the years. This “bill” is what black people are owed: their basic rights.

3. Chapters 22-26 Summaries Chapter 24
Aunt Alexandra invites the Missionary Society to the house for a meeting, where they discuss the poor tribe of Africans recently converted to Christianity, as well as how bad their black servants have behaved since the trial.
Atticus interrupts the meeting to inform Aunt Alexandra, Scout, Calpurnia, and Miss Maudie that Tom attempted to escape, and was shot 17 times.
Atticus takes Calpurnia with him to inform Tom’s family.
The rest stay behind and manage to act like nothing is wrong.

4. Chapters 22-26 Summaries Chapter 25
Atticus allowed Jem and Scout to accompany him to Helen’s house, where she collapsed at the news of Tom’s death.
As Scout struggles to understand everything that has happened with the case, Atticus says that, “Tom was tried in the secret courts of men’s hearts,” meaning that in people’s hearts, Tom was found guilty simply because he was black.

5. Chapters 22-26 Summaries Chapter 26
Summer ends, so Dill leaves and Scout and Jem return to school.
One day, Scout’s teacher Miss Gates lectures the class on the wickedness of Hitler’s persecution of Jewish people, saying that, “We (American People) don’t believe in persecuting anyone.” Scout finds this ironic since she witnessed Tom Robinson’s persecution.
When Scout asks Jem about it later that evening, Jem gets upset with her and tells her to never mention the trial to him again.