Chapter 21
Were you surprised by the “Guilty” verdict? Explain.
Chapter 22
Miss Maudie indicates that Atticus was chosen on purpose, not by accident. Why do you think this is? What does this say about Atticus?
Chapter 23
Why do you think Jem feels Boo Radley wants to stay in his house?
Chapter 24
If you were Tom Robinson would you have escaped prison? Why do you think he did it?
Chapter 25
What did Mr. Ewell mean by “…one down and about two more to go?”
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Response to Chapter 21
I was definetly not surprised that the verdict was guily. In a town like Maycomb, it would be next to impossible not to get a corrupt jury angainst a black man, especially in a case like that. Maycomb is an incredibly racist town. For them, pronouncing Tom Robinson innocent would be like us admitting communism is a better system of government. They just would not do it.
Response to Chapter 22
Jem feels that Boo Radley wants to stay in the house because he does not want to have to deal with the world and its racism anymore. He is sick of seeing how people are treated in Maycomb. Also, people saw him as an outsider too. Everyone always saw the Radleys as not belonging or fitting in with the rest of Maycomb. Because of that, he could somewhat relate to the black community.
Response to blog on chapter 21:
I was surprised by the "guilty" verdict. It seemed like Atticus had the jury convinced when he was questioning Mayella Ewell and she could not answer some of his questions about Bob Ewell beating her up. It also seemed like Tom Robinson's story was more accurate. The only reason why I was not completely surprised with the "guilty" verdict is that Maycomb is a completely racist town and an African-American has never one a case. It still seemed like Atticus had the jury convinced and that they would rule in favor of the defendant, Tom Robinson. That is why I was surprised with the "guilty" verdict.
Response to blog about Chapter 22:
I think that Atticus was chosen on purpose to defend tom Robinson for a number of reasons. One reason that Atticus was chosen to represent Tom Robinson is because the town is racist and it would be hard to convince them. He is a good lawyer, and he is not racist so it is easier for Atticus to argue for Tom Robinson. Another reason why Atticus was chosen to defend tom Robinson is that Atticus is probably the only lawyer that would defend him and do a good job. Like i mention before, Atticus is about the only person who is not racist in Maycomb. He would therefore be the best person to defend an African-American. This says that Atticus looks at poeople with a more open mind than most and treats people equally. It also means he is a good lawyer becuase not many other people could make a good defense for Tom Robinson when the entire town hates him. That is why I think Atticus was chosen, not by accident to defend Tom Robinson and what this tells about Atticus.
Chapter 22:
Ms Maudie indicates that Atticus wasn't chosen by accident, he was chosen because he was the right man for the job. I agree with this because Atticus is not racist, he doesn't discriminate based on the color of your skin. Atticus just cares who is guilty or not guilty, who is lying and who is not lying. Any other lawyer would have just let the trial go, not even try. But the judge knew that Atticus was meant for the trial, he would do anything he could to see that Tom Robinson would be free because he believed he was innocent. With that assumption Atticus plunged into treacherous waters with his fellow Maycomb citizens.
I appreciate all of your thoughts and comments. You all had well-thought out ideas. For those of you who answer Chapter 22: I agree with your thoughts on Atticus. He seems like a fair man who is concerned with right and wrong, no matter what the color of your skin is. It also makes you wonder if the people who chose him, deep down, wanted Tom to be found not guilty. I think the knew Atticus was the only one who could come close to proving Tom's innocence.
Chapter 21 responses: I think I was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Even though we, the reader, most likely believe Tom did not do it, it is hard to get past all of the racism that people have in Maycomb, like both of you said.
Chapter 23 response: I think your interpretation is correct. Jem seemed to be implying that someone (like Boo) who stays in their house is understandable because of the hatred and unfairness going on in their town. It would be a way to escape it.
Chapter 21 response
in some ways yes i was surprised but in others i was not surprised by the guilty verdict. this is because anyone living in our time where blacks adn whites are really considered egual would know that Tom robinson was innocent, however in the town of maycomb in this time they are very prejudice and i knew that and even though i wanted them to show another side of them and let him off innocent, i wasnt surprised that they took the side of the white man and convicted tom
Chapter 23 response
Jem is finally beginning to understand how the world is unfair, so Jem thinks that boo Radley staying inside all the time is Boo's way of coping with the hardship's of life. Jem is one of the few maycomb residents who is not racist adn there for he cannot understand why anyone else is, so when tom gets convicted Jem has to realize that the world is unfair and [people are unfair. so he feels that Boo is staying inside to deal with the hardships of living in the real world
Chapter 21
I was not at all surprised when the jury said that Tom was guilty. Maycomb is a very racist town. Tom had very little chance against a jury of men like that. Tom was pretty much fighting a losing battle.
Ch 21:
I am not surprised at the guilty verdict. If they wanted a fair jury, or a fair trial, the jury should have been from the north. The majority of southern people at the time are racist. Of course, if more people like Atticus or Dolphus Raymond were on the jury, the trial would've been more fair.
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