Jem and Scout sit in the
segregated section of the courtroom
: in the balcony with the black population of Maycomb. When they first arrive at the courthouse, they cannot find seats. They’re disappointed, because they think they’ll have to stand. But Reverend Sykes finds them.
Who Watches Over Scout and Jem in the balcony during the trial?
Jem immediately agrees to sit in the colored section, and the children watch the trial from the balcony. It is significant that Jem and Scout choose to sit with
Reverend Sykes
because it illustrates their tolerant, accepting nature towards people of different races.
Where do Scout Jem and Dill sit in the court room to watch the trial?
Throughout the Tom Robinson trial, Scout, Jem, and Dill sit
in the colored balcony next to Reverand Sykes
. They are the only white individuals who choose to sit with the black members of the community while the prejudice white citizens of Maycomb sit in the lower levels.
Where do Jem and Scout sit to watch the trail Why?
Where do Jem, Scout and Dill sit in the courthouse? Why is this significant? They sit
in the balcony
. This is significant because even though white people were not allowed to sit in the balcony, they were welcomed because Atticus is their father and he is considered their ally.
Where do Jem Dill and Scout go to watch Atticus?
At about ten o’clock
, Jem, accompanied by Scout and Dill, sneaks out of the house and follows his father to the town center. From a distance, they see Atticus sitting in front of the Maycomb jail, reading a newspaper.
Why can’t anyone in the balcony make Jem leave?
Jem says
Atticus can’t see them from where they are seated in the balcony
. Bob Ewell causes a stir with his crude language when he is testifying about the supposed rape, and Judge Taylor makes an announcement that women and children might want to leave. … It is actually Dill who gets upset, and not by the rape testimony.
Who did Jem Scout and Dill sit with at the courthouse?
Jem and Scout sit in the segregated section of the courtroom: in the balcony with the black population of Maycomb. When they first arrive at the courthouse, they cannot find seats. They’re disappointed, because they think they’ll have to stand. But
Reverend Sykes
finds them.
Why did Scout Jem and Dill go down to the courthouse?
At bedtime, he, Scout, and Dill walk downtown themselves to see what’s happening. …
He asks the children to stay away from the courthouse
during the trial, but by noon, their curiosity has the better of them, and they, along with Dill, head for the courthouse where the trial is about to get under way.
Did Atticus lose the case?
Though the trial targets Tom Robinson, in another sense it is Maycomb that is on trial, and while
Atticus eventually loses the court case
, he successfully reveals the injustice of a stratified society that confines Black people to the “colored balcony” and allows the word of a despicable, ignorant man like Bob Ewell to …
Who speaks to Dill from behind the tree outside of the courthouse?
Gilmer is disrespectfully speaking to Tom. In the middle of the cross-examination, Dill begins to cry. Scout does not get a chance to hear the rest of Tom’s testimony because
Jem
makes her take Dill out of the courtroom.
Why does Aunt Alexandra criticize Atticus?
Aunt Alexandra is upset with her brother, Atticus, for the way he is raising his children, especially Scout. She thinks that
the children need a woman’s touch since their mother died when the children
were so young. In Aunt Alexandra’s view, Atticus should have taught the children what it meant to be a Finch.
What is mayella’s full name?
Mayella Violet Ewell
, 19, is the oldest of the eight Ewell children.
Are the Ewells black?
Character Analysis Bob and Mayella Ewell. The Ewells know that they are the lowest of the low amongst the whites in Maycomb. They have
no money
, no education, and no breeding. The single thing that elevates them at any level in the community is the fact that they’re white.
Why do Dill and Scout think Boo Radley never left?
Why do Dill and Scout think Boo Radley never left?
He had no place to go. He had no money of his own. He could not read and write
.
What did Jem confess to Scout?
Jem had been unusually quiet about his late night excursion to the Radley house to retrieve his lost pants. But he finally opened up to Scout, confessing that when he returned to the Radley property,
he found his pants waiting for him folded upon the fence
–freshly stitched in a “crooked” manner.
Why do Dill and Jem go for a walk at night?
Why do Dill and Jem go for a walk at night?
To see Boo Radley better in the house
. What does Jem say that makes Scout decide to join them? He calls her a girl.
