In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus reacts calmly when he discovers that Dill ran away from home and has been hiding underneath Scout’s bed. Atticus proceeds to demonstrate hospitality and compassion by feeding Dill, allowing him to spend the night, and assuring him that he will not be sent home.
How does Atticus react when he sees Dill?
His mother and new father do not pay enough attention to him. How did Atticus respond when he saw Dill? He told Scout to get him some food and went over to tell Dill’s aunt, Rachel.
What happened when Atticus found Dill?
Scout relates that, upon seeing Dill under the bed, Jem “rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood” by telling Atticus. To Scout, this act makes Jem a “traitor,” though it is really an act of responsibility that marks Jem’s maturation toward adulthood.
How does Atticus deal with finding Dill in Scout’s room?
How does Atticus deal with finding Dill in Scout’s room? He acted unsurprised and treated him like company, he also told his Aunt Rachel that he’s there. What question does Scout ask Dill about Boo Radley?
How does Scout react to Dill running away?
Scout asks Dill why he ran away, and he says it isn’t because his parents are mean, but that they just don’t want him around. Scout is feeling the opposite, like she can’t do anything with adults always present.
How does Atticus feel about Jem Scout and Dill going to the trial?
Q. How does Atticus feel about Jem, Scout, and Dill going to the trial? He thinks they need to be there to understand racism. He forbids them to go.
Why did Jem tell Atticus that Dill was there?
Jem told Atticus that Dill was there because he can’t keep him hidden and feed him without Atticus knowing.
Who was covering Atticus at the jail?
Underwood had protected Atticus at the jail the previous night, keeping watch on the mob from his window with a shotgun. However, his behavior emphasizes the theme that good and evil coexist in all people. Mr. Underwood may be a racist man, but he has at least one good quality: he is loyal to his friends.
How did dill get under Scout’s bed?
As she gets into bed, Scout steps on something that she thinks feels like a snake. She asks Jem to come investigate. He pokes a broom under the bed and Dill emerges.
What is Atticus worried about when he goes to the jail?
He talks about moving Tom to the county jail the next day and says, “I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won’t be any…” Another man, Mr. Link Deas, says that he is worried about “that Old Sarum bunch,” referring to the people who live in the northern part of the county.
What point is Dill making?
Dill’s point is that he wants them to really show love and affection. He doesn’t want them to have to buy it. This behavior isn’t typical of many parents.
What do Jem Scout and Dill discover Atticus doing Chapter 15?
In the night Jem prepares to follow his father. Dill and Scout join him in this venture. They find their father going to the Maycomb jail. As they watch, a group of men join Atticus and get around to talk to him.
Why does Dill return for the summer?
Dill sends Scout a letter telling her that he has a new father. He says he has to stay in Meridian this summer because he and his new father are going to build a fishing boat together.
What chapter does Dill come back?
Dill returns for the summer midway through chapter 4 and leaves again in chapter 7 when school resumes. In chapter 12, Dill does not visit Maycomb for the summer but returns in chapter 14.
How did Jem lose his pants?
What did Jem lose in the process? Answer: The children were frightened on the Radley’s back porch by a shadow. When the children ran from the Radley’s backyard, they had to scoot under the fence. Jem’s pants got stuck going under, so he had to wiggle out of them and leave them tangled in the fence.
What do we learn from Dill’s account of his running away?
When Jem tells Atticus about Dill, she gets upset and realizes that maybe Jem really is growing up. What do we learn from Dill’s account of his running away? We learn that Dills new family didn’t pay attention to him very much.
Who threatens Atticus’s life after the trial?
Background. Despite the guilty verdict, the effects of the trial linger. At the end of chapter 22, we learned that Bob Ewell confronted and threatened Atticus.
Does Atticus win the trial?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch does not win the court case.
What happens to Atticus at the end of Chapter 22?
What happens to Atticus at the end of chapter 22? Mr. Ewell saw Atticus by the post office, spat in his face, and told him that, “he’d get him if it took the rest of his life.”
What was Atticus nickname?
Answers 1. He was known as “One-Shot Finch“.
What does Jem finally reveal to Atticus?
In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. When Atticus later asks her about it, she has no idea who put it over her. Jem realizes that Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus.
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