Why can’t Atticus and Aunt Alexandra hear the children outside?

Atticus was listening to his radio in the living room and Alexandra was listening in her room. So the reason that they couldn’t hear the kids is because they were listening to the radio and the radios drowned out the sounds of the kids yelling.

How did Atticus and Alexandra not hear the sounds outside?

Jem is mad at Scout and says no. Q. How did Atticus and Alexandra not hear the sounds outside? They were arguing again.

Why does Atticus invite everyone to the front porch instead of the living room?

Why does Atticus invite everyone to the front porch rather than the living room? Atticus invites everybody to the porch rather than the living room because of the lighting of the living room and that Boo Radley is used to living in the dark so he didn’t want to make him uncomfortable.

What is significant about Scout looking at the world from the Radley porch?

The significant thing about Scout looking at the world from the Radley’s porch is that she looks at the past from Boo’s perspective and understands why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Who does Atticus believe killed Mr Ewell?

Atticus does believe that Jem killed Bob Ewell. He tells Sheriff Tate that Scout said that Jem got up and yanked Ewell off her, and “he [Jem] probably took Ewell’s knife somehow in the dark….” When the sheriff cuts Atticus off and says, “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell,” Atticus thanks him but adds, “Heck…

Why does Atticus refuse to hunt?

Atticus does not hunt because he prefers helping to hurting. Scout goes out of her way to explain that her father is different from other fathers. He is old, and he cares deeply about living things. On the subject of hunting, her impressions are that he does not hunt and it makes him boring.

Who does Scout think the stranger in the corner is?

In chapter 29, Scout describes the incident to Sheriff Tate and finally recognizes that Boo Radley is the man standing in the corner of Jem’s room. Once she recognizes Boo, Scout is overcome with emotion and can only say, “Hey, Boo.”

What makes Atticus not believe Scout when she says she is not afraid?

When Atticus raises his eyebrows, the reader knows he does not believe Scout. What makes you think Atticus does not believe Scout when she says she is not afraid? Scout is sad because she remembers that they had given Boo nothing.

What happened under the tree in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Later, once everyone is inside Scout and Jem’s home, Sheriff Tate announces that Bob Ewell was found lying dead on the ground under the tree with “a kitchen knife stuck up under his ribs,” which confirms all that Lee’s clues pointed to during the struggle in the dark (p. 270).

What does Atticus finally realize about who killed Bob Ewell?

As the men argue, Atticus realizes that Boo Radley killed Ewell, and it is Boo who Tate is trying to protect. They finally agree that Ewell did fall on his own knife, a decision Scout fully understands. Boo sees Jem one more time and then asks Scout to take him home. Scout allows him to escort her to his door.

Why was standing on the Radley porch enough?

Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” By allowing herself to see the world from another person’s perspective, Scout finally grasps Atticus’s lesson: that sympathy, compassion, and understanding are the greatest virtues.

Why did Scout say it would be like killing a mockingbird?

When he asks Scout if she understands their decision, she says, “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” This line is a reference to the passage in which Scout learns “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” because they are innocent and only exist to help others.

Who symbolizes the gray ghost?

The Gray Ghost represents Boo or better yet what the children imagined Boo to be. At the end of the book, Atticus see the copy of the book, and Scout asks him to read her the book during bedtime. Atticus refuses at first, as the book is scary, but Scout insists.

Why did Atticus ask about the Switchblade?

Why does Atticus ask about the switchblade? “(Mr. Tate) said (he) took it off a drunk man downtown ” It was Mr. Ewell’s knife that he used to attack Scout and Jem.