In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr. Braxton Bragg Underwood is
the owner of the local newspaper, The Maycomb Tribune
.
What does Mr Underwood represent?
Therefore he showed change in the book. Mr. Underwood represents
the theme Moral Courage
because he wrote the article about how wrong it was that Tim Johnson was killed even though he could have lost his job.
Who is Mr Underwood?
Mr. Underwood is
the owner, editor, and printer of The Maycomb
Why did Mr Underwood protect Atticus?
Underwood was protecting Atticus
from the angry mob that was trying to kill Tom Robinson
. He values Atticus’s life, and wants to protect him. … While he may not want to save Tom Robinson’s life, he would want to protect Atticus.
What kind of person is Mr Underwood?
The sole owner, writer, and editor of the Maycomb Tribune. According to Atticus, Mr. Underwood is
an intense and profane man
.
What does Mr Underwood symbolize in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Underwood likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds. Mr. Underwood is essentially saying that
Tom was a helpless, innocent man who did not deserve to be killed
. Earlier in the novel, Atticus tells the children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.
What does Mr Ewell say when he hears of Tom’s death?
Mr. Ewell said that Tom’s death meant
“one down and two more to go
.” What does he mean? The one down was Tom Robinson as he was killed trying to escape from prison.
Why did Mr Underwood compares Tom to a mockingbird?
Mr. Underwood simply figured
it was a sin to kill cripples
, be they standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children, and Maycomb thought he was trying to write an editorial poetical enough to be reprinted in The Montgomery Advertiser.
What did Mr Underwood have to say in his paper?
Mr. Underwood
believed that it was a sin to kill cripples
. In the editorial, Scout says that Mr. Underwood likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children.
How does Mr Underwood feel about Atticus?
Underwood “
despises Negroes”
(Ch. 16), he cares about Atticus. He does not say that he was protecting Tom. He was protecting his friend.
Who was protecting Atticus at the jail?
Atticus goes to the jail that night to protect Tom Robinson from potential harm. Scout, Jem, and
Dill
protect Atticus by following him there. Jem refuses to leave when he sees that the men are threatening his father.
How does Mr Underwood feel about African Americans?
Underwood may hate African American
, but he does believe in justice. He wants to see Tom tried legally (perhaps in part for the story it will present him), not hanged by a lynch mob; and he must realize after the verdict that the jury has come to the wrong conclusion.
What worries Atticus when he is sitting in front of the jail?
Atticus goes to the jail in
hopes that his presence will stop people from dragging Tom Robinson out of the jail and killing him
. Earlier in the chapter, Jem and Scout overhear Heck Tate talking to Atticus about not wanting to keep Tom Robinson in the jail on Sunday night (the night before the trial starts).
What is Mr Underwood’s first name?
Mr
. Underwood shares his name with a famous typewriter brand—appropriate, since he runs Maycomb’s one and only newspaper, The Maycomb Tribune. He’s also one of the few minor characters in the novel who changes over the course of the story.
What does Tom say to Mr Gilmer that makes the crowd angry?
What does Tom say to Mr. Gilmer that makes the crowd angry?
That he felt bad for the white person I tried to help her.
How does Mr Underwood show courage?
This is actually two brave acts in one. First,
he is physically present against a mob to make sure Atticus and Tom Robinson are safe
. However, he also reflects the same kind of courage Atticus has: he is standing against his friends and neighbors, risking their disrespect and even wrath.
