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Tate says that Mayella’s bruises were to the right side of her face, and Scout notices that Tom’s left arm is damaged (it was destroyed by a cotton machine when he was a boy), so he could not have attacked her that way.Atticus asks why no doctor was present, Bob replies that it was too expensive - but this presents a problem as Mayella was not officially examined at the time of the incident. He says he was collecting firewood from the local forest and on his way back home, when he looked up and saw Tom through the window with Mayella. Bob Ewell speaks next, he is a rough spoken and rude little man. Tate says that on the night of November 21st he says Bob Ewell told him to go to the Ewell’s house - he saw Bob’s daughter Mayella bruised and beaten, she says she has been raped by Tom Robinson. Heck Tate is the first witness he is interrogated by the prosecutor, Mr Gilmer.Judge Taylor is introduced - an old man who reminds Scout of ‘a sleepy old shark’. A crowd of people eats lunch in the town square, Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak in late to watch, and Reverend Sykes lets them sit in the balcony with the black folk (as they are segregated from the white folk). ![]() The trial begins, everyone in town attends - except for Miss Maudie, who feels it is too brutal to watch a man fight for his life.Underwood, the owner of the newspaper, comes out and says he was hiding with a gun ready to protect Atticus. Cunningham, Walter’s dad, in the crowd and asks him to say ‘Hey’ to Walter. They see a group of men get out of a car and threaten Atticus, Scout runs into the middle of the crowd, followed by Jem and Dill, and tension rises. Atticus goes into town and Scout and Jem sneak after him. Alexandra and Atticus have been arguing about the trial - Alexandra thinks it is shameful for Atticus to be involved.A group of men including the sheriff come to tell Atticus that Tom Robinson has been moved to Maycomb jail, they are worried that there might be a lynch mob (a group of people who band together to take the law into their own hands and kill someone they perceive as a criminal).Dill has run away from home - his parents had been ignoring him, so he took a train to Maycomb Junction and part walked, part rode on a cotton wagon to get to the town of Maycomb itself.They are sent to bed early, and Scout thinks she sees a ‘snake’ in her room - it turns out to be Dill hiding under the bed. Jem tells Scout not to annoy Aunt Alexandra, but she takes offense and attacks him.She tells Atticus that they no longer need a cook and tries to get him to fire her he refuses. Aunt Alexandra is frustrated when she learns that Calpurnia took the children to her church, and refuses to let Scout go to Calpurnia’s house.She tries to educate the children in ‘Finch breeding’ - their family history, forcing Atticus to take her side and making Scout cry. ![]() She is welcomed into Maycomb, and ladies in the town bake her cakes. ![]()
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