suspect the BooRadley gave it to her.A little after that Scout and Jem find out that their father is defending TomRobinson, a Negro who was accused of rapping Mayella Ewell. People start to say toScout that Atticus is a “nigger-lover”. One time when Scout and Jem were passing Mrs.Dubose’s house she called Atticus a “nigger-lover” and Jem cut off all of her flowers. When Atticus finds out about it he tells Jem to go back to Mrs. Dubose and apologize. When he does Mrs. Dubose tells him, for punishment, to come every afternoon afterschool and read to her. Shortly after Mrs. Dubose dies and Jem finds out that she was somean because she was breaking a pain-killer addiction. Then Aunt Alexandria moves inwith the Finch’s to try and help Scout become more of lady. Scout and her Aunt argueallot and really don’t approve of each other.One night Atticus leaves the house and doesn’t say where he is going. Scout, Jem,and Dill follow him and find out that he is sitting in a chair in front of the jail trying tokeep a mob from getting in and getting Tom. Scout seeing this is scared and runs out toher dad. Then Scout notices that one of the mob members is Mr. Cunningham and startstalking to him about his son. This softens up the mob and the eventually breakdown andgo home.At Tom Robinson’s trial Atticus proves that Tom did not rape Mayella, but theall-white jury finds him guilty anyway. Later Tom is shot down while trying to escapefrom jail. After the trial is over Atticus runs into Bob Ewell who spits in his face andpromises to get Atticus back for proving him a liar if it’s the last thing he does. Laterwhile walking home at night from a Halloween pageant, Scout and Jem are suddenlyattacked by some one, in the dark of night Scout cannot see what is going on or who it is. During the struggle Jem’s arm is broken and Boo Radley appears and saves them. Laterthat night they find ...
