How does Harper Lee create atmosphere and setting Chapter 15?
Authors carefully choose their words in order to create the mood they want to convey in the section. The author’s tone, or attitude, helps create the mood and atmosphere. The mood begins to turn in Part II from the triumphs and hardships of childhood to the life and death seriousness of the trial.
What does scout mean when she says at the beginning of Chapter 15 that a nightmare was upon us?
At the beginning of Chapter 15, Scout mentions that a “nightmare was upon us.” This ominous comment foreshadows the dangerous events that take place later on in the chapter. Earlier in the day, a group of Atticus’s friends visits his home to warn him about the Old Sarum bunch.
What is the significance of Lee’s use of light and dark in Chapter 15?
The “solitary light” surrounding him symbolically represents the good that he embodies and stands for in the story. The darkness of the town and the shadows of the lynch mob symbolically represent the underlying presence of evil in the town.
What happens in Ch 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Summary: Chapter 15 As his trial is nearing, Tom Robinson is to be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. Later, Jem tells Scout that Alexandra and Atticus have been arguing about the trial; she nearly accused him of bringing disgrace on the family.
Who takes a stand in Chapter 15?
In Ch. 15, Atticus takes a stand against what is essentially a lynch mob coming to get Tom Robinson from the Maycomb County Jail. It all began earlier in the chapter when Sheriff Tate came to the Finch home to warn Atticus that there were men who were angry about him representing Tom.
How does Scout show courage in Chapter 15?
Scout also demonstrates courage in chapter 15 when she runs out into the middle of a lynch mob. Although Scout does not recognize the gravity of the situation, her decision to sprint into the group of men indirectly saves Tom’s life.
What is the golden rule in To Kill a Mockingbird?
The golden rule says that people should treat others in the way that they would want to be treated. Atticus often teaches his children the golden rule by telling them to walk in other people’s shoes. He wants Scout and Jem to learn empathy.
Why was Mr Underwood covering Atticus at the jail?
Underwood is covering Atticus because he knows that it is the morally correct and lawful thing to do.
How does Scout feel toward Aunt Alexandra at the end of Chapter 24?
Scout also feels suffocated by her aunt’s attentions. Yet in this chapter it becomes clear that Alexandra really does care about her brother. She is not as bigoted as we once thought. Apparently Alexandra has the capacity for change, and for empathy.
Why does Scout cry at the beginning of Chapter 16?
Scout cried because the full impact of the evening’s events really hit Scout when they get home. She realizes how much danger Atticus was in both when he faced the mad dog and when he faced the mad mob. She realizes how evil people can be. Jem was awfully nice about it.
How old is scout at the beginning of Chapter 16?
Scout mentions that she is almost six years old and Jem is nearly ten when the story begins.
Why did scout cry as she fell asleep?
Scout cries because she suddenly realizes the extent of the danger that Atticus had been in as he faced the angry mob. What two images come to mind as Scout is falling asleep?
What event does Scout recall in Chapter 16?
Cunningham’s mind about lynching Tom Robinson and he called the mob off. Scout realizes the possible danger she ran into that night once she gets home: “We had come in quietly, so as not to wake aunty.
What is Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird about?
Summary: Chapter 16 Dolphus Raymond, a wealthy eccentric who owns land on a river bank, lives near the county line, is involved with a Black woman, and has mulatto children. Only Miss Maudie refuses to go, saying that watching someone on trial for his life is like attending a Roman carnival.
Why did scout cry at the end of Chapter 13?
what makes scout cry while Atticus is talking with her and Jem? She is upset because Atticus is not acting like himself and is telling them things he does not believe in: “This was not my father. My father never thought these thoughts.
Why did Atticus lose the case?
Why did Atticus lose his first case? Atticus accepted Tom Robinson’s case because he knew no one else would want to take the case, and if anyone else did, he wouldn’t put on a good case or care whether Tom was convicted. Atticus knew the odds of getting Tom off from the very beginning, but he knew that he had to try.
Did Atticus know he was going to lose the case?
Jem expected the verdict to be “not guilty,” but Atticus expected to lose. When the trial ends, Jem seems very confident. Atticus tells him he does not know if he is going to win or lose. Scout describes Atticus as “exhausted.”