What does the sheriff do in To Kill a Mockingbird?
As sheriff of Maycomb County, Heck Tate’s official role is maintaining law and order. …
Why did the sheriff protect Boo Radley?
Sheriff Tate then comments that he refuses to tell the community that Boo Radley heroically saved the children by defending them against Bob Ewell because it would bring Boo unwanted attention.
Who are the supporting characters in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Secondary characters
- Boo Radley.
- Miss Maudie Atkinson.
- Tom Robinson.
- Dill.
- Bob Ewell.
- Mayella Ewell.
- Mrs Dubose.
- Calpurnia.
Who is the town sheriff TKAM?
Heck Tate
Maycomb County’s sheriff is a man named Heck Tate.Why did Atticus thank Boo Radley?
Why does Atticus thank Boo Radley? Atticus realizes that Heck Tate was right: Bob Ewell fell on his own knife. He realizes that Boo saved the kids and that it would be a sin to let the world know. The town would give Boo all of this attention and it would do more harm than good.
What does the sheriff say to Atticus at the end of tkam?
After much arguing, finally the sheriff yells out that he’s not trying to protect Jem (he is trying to protect Boo). The sheriff urges Atticus, this once, to accept the situation even if it’s not perfect according to law: Mr. Ewell was responsible for Tom’s death, and the sheriff urges Atticus to “let the dead bury the dead.”
What happens in Chapter 30 of to kill a Mockingbird?
In Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird , Sheriff Tate, Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley sit on the porch while, in the bedroom, Dr. Reynolds sets Jem’s broken arm. Atticus tells the sheriff that the incident of the night will be presented in county court. “What will, Mr. Finch?” “Mr. Finch, do you think Jem killed Bob Ewell? Do you think that?”
Who does Atticus believe killed Bob Ewell in to kill a Mockingbird?
Atticus does believe that Jem killed Bob Ewell. He tells Sheriff Tate that Scout said that Jem got up and yanked Ewell off her, and “he [Jem] probably took Ewell’s knife somehow in the dark. . . .” When the sheriff cuts Atticus off and says, “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell,” Atticus thanks him but adds,
Who are the good characters in to kill a Mockingbird?
Scout never makes Boo’s motives explicitly clear, but in a story that does not shy away from having unambiguously good and unambiguously evil characters, Scout clearly intends the reader to count Boo among the good ones.