What is the main event in Chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Summary: Chapter 23 Bob Ewell’s threats are worrisome to everyone except Atticus. Atticus tells Jem and Scout that because he made Ewell look like a fool, Ewell needed to get revenge. Now that Ewell has gotten that vengefulness out of his system, Atticus expects no more trouble.
What does Scout learn in Chapter 23?
Scout studies Jem, who’s getting taller and leaner. He shows her hair growing on his chest, which Scout can’t see but compliments anyway. He tells Scout to not let Aunt Alexandra get on her nerves and asks if Scout would start sewing.
Why does Jem give Scout a Tootsie Roll?
Jem gives Scout a Tootsie Roll to calm her down (or at least shut her up by giving her a mouthful to chew on), and Scout notices that Jem looks different. He’s growing up. Scout just doesn’t want to hear Walter called “trash,” because that makes him sound no better than the Ewells.
What tactics does Scout use to convince Atticus to carry a weapon?
After hearing the story of how Bob Ewell spat in Atticus’s face and dared him to fight, Scout and the kids set about trying to force Atticus to carry a gun and defend himself. They try a number of different tactics: asking him, throwing a tantrum, refusing to eat.
What happens in chapter 23 of Hunger Games?
Summary: Chapter 23. Unable to leave, Katniss and Peeta lie together and talk. Peeta points out that, if they make it back, Katniss won’t be a girl from the Seam anymore. Katniss and Peeta sleep in shifts, and when Peeta wakes Katniss he offers her some bread with goat cheese and apples.
What bill will have to be paid one of these days Chapter 23?
Atticus has just been telling Jem that many white people cheat black people every day. In saying, “one of these days we’re going to pay the bill for it,” he means that sooner or later the white population will have to pay for the mounting injustices it has committed against the black population.
What happens in chapter 23 of the giver?
When the memory of sunshine is gone, he focuses on his memories of his friends, family, and The Giver. These memories, and his intense desire to keep Gabriel safe, help him make it to the top of the hill. The hill symbolizes Jonas’s final struggle. He must face this struggle without any help (or a bicycle).
Why did Atticus put a Cunningham on the jury?
Why did Atticus put a Cunningham on the jury? Because they showed that they had heart and sympathy in the past. Why does Aunt Alexandra object to Scout inviting Walter Cunningham to the house? Aunt Alexandra thinks that the Cunningham’s are “trashy folks” and she doesn’t want them to pick up any bad habits from them.
Why was Tom given a death sentence?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom is given a death sentence when he is convicted of rape, a capital crime in Alabama.
How did Jem lose his pants?
Jem loses his pants when they get stuck in a fence on the Radley property as they are feeling from Nathan Radley shooting at them. When jem returned later that night to get his pants they had been untangles from the fence, sewn (very poorly), and folded and hung on the fence as if they were waiting for him.
What causes Atticus eyes to fill with tears?
What causes Atticus’s eyes to fill with tears? He is overwhelmed by gifts from the black people of Maycomb. What does Miss Maudie say about Atticus’s ability to have kept the jury out for so long? He has been the only one to get them to think that long.
Who died in Chapter 23 Hunger Games?
The anthem plays and Katniss finds out Thresh is dead. She’s pretty bummed. They realize Cato will be hunting them. The two take turns sleeping and watching and eating.