Chapter 18 & 19 *

In chapters 18 & 19 it mostly talks about the trial of Tom Robinson. It talks about the witnesses and their statements in chapter 18 and in chapter 19 it talks about the statements of Mayella Violet Ewell and Thomas Robinson. It talks about what was Mayella's side of the story and what was Tom Robinson's side of the storuy. At this point in the book Atticus thinks that Mayella might win the case and that Tom Robinson will be put in jail.The case is starting to get interesting and when Mayella made her testimony she was terried and scared of Atticus, it says that she gave a mollified look at Atticus and then began. People in the courtroom were very entertained and when Jem,Scout and Dill snucked down and saw the trial they were very entertained by how their father handled the testimonies and how Mayella was very sensitive when Atticus thought that he was mocking her. Overall, in these chapters you can see how the timing in this story affects the characters and what they do. If you want to know more about Courtroom procedure click here .

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