TKAM Chapter 29-31

6 September 2022
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What causes the "shiny clean line" on the otherwise "dull wire" of Scout's costume?
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The man who attacked the kids on the way home had a knife. The man tried to stab Scout! Scout's costume kept her safe.
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What explanation does Atticus give for Bob Ewell's attack?
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Atticus says that Mr. Ewell was a coward and didn't have the guts to go after Atticus himself so he went after his children who are an easier target.
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What does Heck Tate give as the reason for the attack?
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Heck Tate (the sheriff) thinks that Mr. Ewell was the kind of man you would shoot before you say "hi" to them but they aren't even worth the shot. Tate thinks Mr. Ewell was drunk and mean.
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Who does Atticus think caused Bob Ewell's death?
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Atticus thinks that Jem killed Mr. Ewell.
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Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell's death was self-inflicted? In what way is this partly true?
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Heck Tate shows how Mr. Ewell might have fallen during the fight and stabbed himself. In reality, it was Boo who killed Mr. Ewell. Boo was trying to save the children. Heck Tate does not want Boo to have to go to court because he is so shy.
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Is Heck Tate right to spare Boo then publicity of an inquest? This means... Is Heck Tate, the Sheriff, doing the right thing by not telling everyone that Boo saved the children's lives?
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Heck Tate does not want Boo to have to go to court because he is so shy. If Boo has to go to court, then everyone will know that he saved the lives of the kids. People would then come over to his house and bring cakes and dinners... Boo is so shy he would not like this attention.
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How does the writer handle the appearance, at the end of the story, of Boo Radley?
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Arthur (Boo) Radley was following Jem and Scout in the dark on chapter 28 then killed Bob Ewell when Bob Ewell tries to attack them. At the end when Arthur is in the Finch's house he hides behind the door and Atticus doesn't get him a chair. We can see that Arthur still cares about people because he pets Jem. The author shows that Arthur has hid in his house his entire life, not because his father locks him in there, but because he is scared of people and is shy in his ways. At the very end, Boo asks Scout to walk her home as if he is afraid of the dark much like a child. The reader immediately sees this as strange becasue he is afraid of people and of the dark like a child; however, he has just killed Bob Ewell to save Jem and Scout's lives.
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How do the events of the final chapters explain the first sentence in the whole novel?
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In the first sentence of the book, Scout says that Jem broke his arm when he was 13. She does not explain how. The end of the book shows that he broke his arm when Mr. Ewell tried to kill him.
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Comment on the way the writer summarizes earlier events to show their significance.
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In just a few short and brief sentences, the author summarizes the main events in the story. This was to show the reader what was happening in a clear picture earlier in the story.
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How does Scout make sense of an earlier remark of Atticus's as she stands on the Radley porch?
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Earlier in the book, Atticus told Scout that you never really understand or know a man until you walk in his shoes. Now that she has gotten to know and understand Boo better, and is standing on his porch after walking him home, Scout feels like he better understands Boo and why Boo never came out of the house.
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How much of a surprise is it fo find what Boo Radley is really like? Has the story before this point prepared the reader for this discovery?
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It is not really a surprise that Boo Radley protected the children. The reader gets to know Boo as the story of his family is told by Scout. Boo has a history of having taken scissors and put them into his father's leg. He was kept secluded (alone) from the world. The townspeople not knowing the truth could only develop their suspicions. There is a lot of foreshadowing that gives the reader clues to the real Boo. When the children begin to find small treats and trinkets in the tree, Boo is demonstrating acts of kindness, and his effort to reach out. Jem left his pants behind after a dare at the Radley yard. It was torn and Boo had tried to sew it up. The book does not tell us directly that Boo was the one who had sewed it, but there are subtle hints. One of Atticus and the children's friends explained to the children that Boo had been a nice quiet child when he was young, a pleasant child. By putting the clues together the reader is able to preview the likelihood of Boo being a good person.
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At the end of the novel, Atticus reads to Scout. Comment on his choice of story. Does it have any connection with themes earlier in the novel and in its ending?
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Yes the story Atticus reads to Scout connects to the a theme in the novel. The story is almost exactly what the kids go through with Boo Radley. The man in the story that noone really knew could be related to Boo because in the end, he was a really nice man.