What strange feeling does Scout get before the jury returns?
Scout compares the ominous feeling in the courtroom when the jury returns to “a cold February morning, when the mockingbirds were still.” Later, Atticus quietly lectures his children about the evil of white people cheating black people.
How does Aunt Alexandra react to her brothers defeat?
Aunt Alexandra sympathizes with her brother’s difficult situation and fears that his futile efforts have made him bitter. She is fully aware of everything Atticus has sacrificed and is concerned that the outcome of the trial has negatively affected his personality and outlook on life.
Why did Atticus neighbors send him food the morning after the trial?
In Chapter 22 as Atticus enters the kitchen, he sees the table “loaded with enough food to bury the family.” The food has been brought to the Finch’s in a gesture of gratitude for Atticus’s actions. Atticus Finch has defended a black man, an act of good conscience, not without risks.
Why does Jem think Tom would be found innocent?
Jem thinks that Tom Robinson will be found innocent. Jem is still a child and does not understand discrimination. He does not understand that the jury will say he is guilty because he is black. Atticus did his best to defend Tom and Atticus knows that Tom did not rape Mayella.
What does aunt Alexandra mean by I’m sorry brother?
Aunt Alexandra shows her softer side after the trial, when she seems to definitely care about Atticus and his well-being. Calling him “brother” is a show of affection that shocks Scout, because she has never heard any such affection before. She normally just calls him Atticus.
What is the feeling among the white neighbors?
Children are the opposite – they have feelings for people. What is the feeling among the white neighbors (except for Miss Maudie) about Atticus’s defeat? Miss Rachel said, “if a man like Atticus Finch wants to butt his head against a stone wall it’s his head.”
What did the neighbors say about Atticus Finch?
Miss Rachel said, “if a man like Atticus Finch wants to butt his head against a stone wall it’s his head.” The neighbors also didn’t approve of the children going and sitting in the colored balcony. They talked about if it made the children mad because Atticus got beat, or if Scout understood any of it.
What does Atticus find in the kitchen on the moring after?
What does Atticus mean by ” seems that only children weep “?
Tons of food that Negro families brought him in respect for him trying his best to prove Tom was NOT guilty. What does Atticus mean when he says, “seems that only children weep.” He means that the adults are careless and don’t have a heart. Children are the opposite – they have feelings for people.