At the end of the novel Bob Ewell, who has suffered as a result of Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson, attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant. Jem breaks his arm in the struggle.
When did Jem break his arm?
I found it interesting how the first sentence in “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow” (Lee, chapter 1).
What does Jem’s broken arm symbolize?
Jem’s arm is broken during the attack, symbolizing the pain and disillusionment he has experienced while learning about Boo Radley and witnessing the Robinson trial. Jem survives the attack but carries a permanent scar, a symbol of the disabling power of hatred and injustice.
What injuries did Jem have?
When he emerges, he informs Scout that Jem has a broken arm and a bump on his head, but that he will be all right. Scout goes in to see Jem. The man who carried him home is in the room, but she does not recognize him.
What happened to Jem while he was being attacked?
Jem is put to bed with a broken arm and their attacker is revealed when Bob Ewell is found dead by the sheriff Heck Tate, a knife through his ribs. Scout is amazed to discover that the man who rescued her and carried Jem back to the house is Boo Radley.
How is Tom a Mockingbird?
Tom Robinson was considered a mockingbird because he was slaughtered for doing nothing but trying to live his life. Atticus tells the kids that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird bird because they do no harm to anyone. They are slaughtered by children and hunters for just living jusut as Tom Robinson was.
Who did Atticus think killed Bob?
Jem
Atticus, who believes Jem is the one who killed Bob, thinks Heck wants to cover up the truth to protect Jem. Atticus is adamantly against lying to protect Jem. He thinks that protecting Jem from the law will undermine Atticus’s relationship with his children and everything that he has taught them.
What is Tom actually guilty of?
The Trial. In the novel, Tom Robinson is accused of beating and raping a young white woman named Mayella Ewell.
How does Jem breaking his arm bring the novel full circle?
How does Jem’s broken arm bring the novel full circle? How has Jem changed since the start? Jem’s broken arm brings the novel full circle because that’s where Scout’s story began.
Who did Boo Radley save?
Not only does he save the children by killing Mr. Ewell, but also by carrying Jem back to Atticus. When Boo Radley emerges and saves Jem and Scout, the reality of his character is fully revealed to the children.
What happened to Jem at the end?
Jem’s death
Scout’s older brother and companion throughout To Kill a Mockingbird dropped dead a few years before the beginning of Watchman. The event is first mentioned off-handedly by the grown Jean Louise in Chapter 1, and then explained deeper in the novel. Jem died of a sudden heart attack at age 28.
Why is Boo Radley a Mockingbird?
Throughout the book, a number of characters (Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, Boo Radley, Mr. Raymond) can be identified as mockingbirds—innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil.
Why is Scout dressed as a ham?
Humiliated by her missed cue, Scout decides to wear the ham costume back home after the pageant, certain she’ll be far more inconspicuous dressed like a giant, round ham than in her own clothes.
Why does Atticus think Jem killed Bob?
On the night of the Halloween pageant Bob follows the children home and attacks them but Boo saves Jem and Scout but fatally stabs Bob Ewell. Atticus is convinced Jem killed Bob Ewell but Heck Tate (the sheriff) points out that Jem isn’t strong enough and after Bob broke his arm he wouldn’t have been able to stab him.
Why doesn’t Scout run away when they are attacked?
Why doesn’t Scout run away when they are attacked? She is too scared to move. Jem told her to “stay put.” Her ham costume makes her off-balance and she falls to the ground.
Did Jem stab Mr Ewell?
Tate. “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell.” Atticus was silent for a moment. He looked at Mr. Tate as if he appreciated what he said.
What does the Mad dog symbolize?
Lee’s intended symbolism is obvious: the mad dog represents institutional racism that has unfairly accused a handicapped black man of raping a white woman. After killing the dog, Finch warns his young son, Jem: “Don’t you go near that dog, you understand? Don’t go near him, he’s just as dangerous dead as alive.”
Why is Atticus a mockingbird?
Among Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Jem, we can say that Atticus Finch is also a mockingbird because he represents good, morality, and the willingness to see the world from someone else’s perspective. His significant notion is to understand people’s actions, not to judge them.
What is the significance of the gifts Boo Radley leaves in the knothole?
Through-out the novel, Boo Radley offering gifts in the knothole, represents his desire to be kind to the children. Offering gum, the Indian Head Pennies, and soap carvings, it symbolizes the strength of Boo’s growing fondness and bond with the kids.
Does Boo Radley have autism?
Surprisingly, Boo’s autism is his strength by the end of the novel, not only because he is highly-intelligent and hyperaware but because he impulsively saves Scout and Jem.
What does Atticus finally realize?
What does Atticus finally realize? Atticus finally realizes that the man who saved his children was Boo Radley.