“I think I’ll be a clown when I get grown,” said Dill. Jem and I stopped in our tracks. “Yes sir, a clown,” he said. “There ain’t one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I’m gonna join the circus and laugh my head off.”
What does Jem expect the verdict to be what does this tell you about him?
Answer and Explanation: In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem expects the verdict to be an acquittal. Jem is convinced that his father’s case is strong enough to set Tom free and wonders how quickly if they could acquit Tom. Atticus, however, expects a guilty verdict.
What kind of clown does Dill decide to explain reasoning?
What kind of clown does Dill decide to be? Dill decides to be a clown that laughs at people– not the other way around. He wants to be this kind of clown because he believes the only thing you can do with people is laugh at them and their odd ways- which he is already doing.
What does Mr Ewell say and do to Atticus in Chapter 22?
He suggests that everyone else should be riding broomsticks as Miss Rachel waves wildly at them. They approach and Miss Rachel sends the children into the yard. Before Miss Rachel can stop her, Miss Stephanie shares that earlier, Mr. Ewell stopped Atticus, spat in his face, and threatened him.
What’s interesting about Miss Maudie’s Cake Chapter 22?
What’s interesting about Miss Maudie’s Cake? Miss Maudie usually makes three small cakes for Jem, Scout and Dill. After the trial, she makes two small cakes for Scout and Dill and cuts Jem a piece from the adult cake,symbolizing that he is growing up.
How does dolphus explain Dill’s crying?
“Cry about what, Mr. Raymond?” Dill’s maleness was beginning to assert itself. “Cry about the simple hell people give other people—without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people, too.”
What does Jem expect the verdict to be does Reverend Sykes agree with him why?
Jem thinks the verdict will be that Tom Robinson is not guilty. He thinks this way because he believes there is no way that the jury could convict on what had been said throughout the case. Reverend Sykes disagrees because he doesn’t think a colored man could win a case over a white man.
What was Dills reaction to the verdict?
Dill responds by saying he will one day become a clown – a new kind of clown who laughs at people – thus separating himself from other people of Maycomb, in particular his Aunt Rachel for whom he has lost all respect towards. Atticus makes Jem realise that juries are not always guided by reason.
What causes Miss Maudie to say that at least they have made a baby step?
What causes Miss Maudie to say that at least they have made a step up in the right direction? because the ruling on Tom Robinson was a unfair ruling because they favored whites.
How does Jem use a metaphor of a cocoon to describe himself?
According to Jem, he feels like a caterpillar because he wants to mature and come out of his cacoon to be like his father but he’s not old enough and hasn’t fully reached that level of understanding. He feels betrayed because he thought that all the people in Maycomb were fair and respectable people.
What has Bob Ewell done at the end of Chapter 22?
Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life.
What physical signs indicate that Jem is growing up?
Scout studies Jem, who’s getting taller and leaner. He shows her hair growing on his chest, which Scout can’t see but compliments anyway. He tells Scout to not let Aunt Alexandra get on her nerves and asks if Scout would start sewing.
What hope and fear are expressed at the end of the chapter 22?
What hope and what fear are expressed at the end of chapter 22? Miss Maudie expresses that even though Tom Robinson was convicted, she hopes that some prejudice was eradicated. She alludes to the fact that Atticus was able to keep the jury out for so long which she sees a small step in the right direction.
What occupation does dill decide he wants to pursue?
What occupation does Dill decide he wants to pursue? He wants to be a clown and laugh at all the people. What happened to Atticus that promoted Miss Rachel to tell Dill to stay at home and say, “There’s danger a’comin'”? Mr.
What does Scout learn in Chapter 22?
Scout realizes this is Miss Maudie’s way of saying everything is still cool between them. Jem is pretty bummed out. He always thought that Maycomb folks were good people, but it doesn’t seem like that to him any more, since no one stepped up to support Tom Robinson. Actually, Miss Maudie says, some did.
What happens in chapter 21 of TKAM?
Summary: Chapter 21
Atticus tells them to go home and have supper. They beg to be allowed to hear the verdict; Atticus says that they can return after supper, though he knows that the jury will likely have returned before then. Calpurnia marches Jem, Scout, and Dill home.
Who understands how Dill feels at the end of Chapter 19?
Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who is also outside, overhears their conversation. He comes over and says he understands why Dill is upset. This is where Chapter 19 comes to an end.
Why does he tell Scout and Dill about his life?
He tells them his secret because they are children and the harsh reality of the world wasn’t caught up with them. They are children and can see the unfairness of how white people treat black people. He saw how upset Dill was about the way Tom was treated by Mr. Gilmer.
Why is dill crying?
Dill begins to cry in court in To Kill a Mockingbird since he is sickened and annoyed with the way Mr Gilmer outrightly slights Tom Robinson during his questioning. Beyond the court, Dill lets Scout know that the way Mr Gilmer was “talking so derisive” to Tom made him wiped out.
What does Scout learn in Chapter 21?
The Lesson Is Learned – Courage
Scout stands up for herself against Jem, she says “I know every word you’re saying” (279) In response to a comment where Jem says “She doesn’t know what we’re talkin’ about” (279) She showed courage by contradicting her own brother. The lesson is taught to Jem and Scout by Atticus.
Why did dill run away from home?
Dill has run away from home because his mother and new father did not pay enough attention to him. He took a train from Meridian to Maycomb Junction, fourteen miles away, and covered the remaining distance on foot and on the back of a cotton wagon. Jem goes down the hall and tells Atticus.