Tuesday, August 25, 2015

During the trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird, who do the children sit when they enter the courtroom?

When Scout, Dill and Jem arrive to view their father in
the Tom Robinson trial, the African-American minister, Reverend Sykes, takes them under
his wing, more or less, in the mad rush of people to get seats, and the children end up
viewing the entire thing in the "colored" section, which is in the balcony of the
courtroom.  As Atticus finishes his closing arguments, Calpurnia enters the courtroom to
report that Scout and Jem as being missing.  Mr. Underwood promptly tells Atticus the
kids are sitting upstairs,  and have been since nearly 1:30 that
afternoon. 


After the predictable "guilty" verdict is
rendered and Atticus leaves the courtroom, Scout hears Reverend Sykes speaking to her: 
"Miss Jean Louise, stand up.  You're father's passin'."  This clearly shows the depth of
gratitude the African-American community felt to Atticus Finch for his ill-fated
attempts to defend Tom Robinson. 

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