Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

    • Jem breaks his arm

      • At the end of the novel Bob Ewell, who has suffered as a result of Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson, attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant. Jem breaks his arm in the struggle. The story of a broken arm serves as a narrative device, bookending the entire novel with Scout’s telling of the story.
      www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/key-questions-and-answers/
  1. People also ask

  2. When he emerges, he informs Scout that Jem has a broken arm and a bump on his head, but that he will be all right. Scout goes in to see Jem. The man who carried him home is in the room, but she does not recognize him. Heck Tate appears and tells Atticus that Bob Ewell is lying under a tree, dead, with a knife stuck under his ribs. Summary ...

    • Key Facts

      Full Title To Kill a Mockingbird. Author Harper Lee. Type of...

    • Character List

      To Kill a Mockingbird characters include: Scout Finch,...

    • Point of View

      To Kill a Mockingbird is written in the first person, with...

    • Related Links

      Its historical narrative provides important context for To...

  3. Quick answer: Jem's broken arm and the mockingbird symbol link Boo Radley's and Tom Robinson's stories by highlighting their innocence and the unjust harm they face. Jem's injury,...

  4. At the end of the novel Bob Ewell, who has suffered as a result of Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson, attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant. Jem breaks his arm in the struggle.

  5. At the sheriff's request, Scout recounts what happened, realizing that one of the strange noises she heard was Jem's arm breaking. The sheriff notices knife marks on Scout's costume, and she understands that Bob Ewell had intended to kill her and Jem.

  6. Even though Mr. Ewell and Mayella win their case, Mr. Ewell sets out to get revenge on everyone who made him look like a fool in court. In addition to harassing Helen Robinson and spitting in Atticus’s face, this culminates in him attempting to murder Scout and Jem on Halloween night.

  7. All three events involve Bob Ewell, who is still very upset by the aftermath of the trial. He loses another job, and he tries to break into Judge Taylor's house. Ewell also makes it nearly impossible for Helen Robinson to get to work.

  8. Although Mr. Ewell wins in court and Tom is locked away, his continued pursuit of punishing those who threatened his status becomes his fatal flaw as he dies while trying to attack Jem and Scout. A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird.

  1. People also search for