TKAM 15

Here are my notes on chapter 15:
-Yay, Dill gets to stay!  (one positive moment, and the nightmare begins)

 -Tom is being moved to the Maycomb jail the next day (Sunday), because the trial will occur on Monday. 
-The men outside are concerned that the "Sarum bunch" will cause some trouble, but Atticus thinks they won't do anything (such as a lynching) on a Sunday night.
- Mr. Link Deas warns Atticus that he has everything to lose from the trial, but Atticus says that he wants the truth to come out. 
-The TRUTH!
-The children are afraid for their father.
-Aunty's concerned about the family name....that's the least they have to worry about!
-Later that afternoon, Atticus leaves the house in his car, carrying an electrical extension cord with a light bulb at the end. He refuses to allow Jem and Scout to come. 
-Around 10:00pm, Jem starts changing his clothes and tells Scout that he's going downtown. Scout insists on coming, and they pick up Dill on the way. 
-Atticus is at the Jail.  Why?
-The children watch and hide
- Jem feels reassured knowing where his father is, but as they are about to head home, four old cars come into town. A shadowy group of men emerges.
-They start to attack the kids...Kick Scout Kick!
-Scout says in the men smell of "whiskey and pigpen" (dressed like the conspirators in JC?????)
-Scout relieves the tension.  "Hey Mr. Cunningham..." ;  She makes guilt set in for the men.
-Mr. Underwood reveals himself in a nearby window with a gun, pointing out that he had them covered the whole time. ---The Finch family and Dill head home.

Think About....
1. Find 2 instances that foreshadow that something bad is going to happen?
2. Why jump on the side of the Ewells?
3. Scout/ Entailment...What does she unknowingly do?

Please read chapters 16-17 for Wednesday.  We will meet at 2PM