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That one idea..to keep Boo from having to suffer from the gossip of the ladies... so true. I actually never thought of it that way, but that's simply brilliant.
Heck Tate knows that Arthur did it; he's not protecting Jem, he's protecting Arthur. And the knife Boo uses to kill Bob is not the one Bob had; that knife is in Heck Tate's pocket now. Boo used a kitchen knife from his house.
Boo did kill Bob, but it wasn't with the knife Bob intended to kill Jem and Scout with. Boo grabbed a knife from his kitchen. When Heck Tate is informing Atticus that Bob is dead he is playing with a pocketknife that he "took from a drunk man." This was actually the knife Bob had, but Heck can't admit that he tampered with evidence because he is the sheriff. :)
I agree. Also the sheriff was kind of nervous when Atticus asked about the pocketknife.
Wasn't it stated that Bob fell on "his own knife?"
no tate made up that story to cover up the real evidence. If you read into farther, you'll see
I don't feel like any of you got it right. So here's how it goes. It was the night of Halloween and Jem and Scout were coming back from the pageant held by their school. They heard footsteps and thought it was their friend trying to scare them again (he scared them while they were walking to their school.). As you all may have guessed, it was Bob Ewell instead. Jem and Scout try to run, but their costumes made it very hard to run, so Bob caught up and tried to stab Scout with his switchblade. He did so successfully, except the wiring in Scout's costume caught the knife before it hit Scout (her costume saved her.). After Jem and Bob wrestled around, it is heard that Jem's arm snaps and he falls to the floor unconscious. A few moments later, Boo Radley comes up with his own kitchen knife and stabs Bob. Boo then carries Jem back to the Finch home and they call the doctor and make sure he's okay and stuff. When Heck is trying to figure out what happens, Scout believes that Jem got up and got Bob's knife and stabbed Bob with his own knife, causing Atticus to believe the same story as well. This is highly unlikely because 1) It was dark and so it was difficult for Scout to see 2) Jem broke his arm at the elbow, making it very unbelievable for him to stand back up and disarm Bob and continue to kill him. The Sheriff understands that it was Boo Radley who had slain Bob because it was more likely for him to kill Bob because 1) it was dark allowing Boo to see better since Boo is more accustomed to the dark 2) He had his own knife compared to the knife that the Sheriff apparently confiscated "from a drunk man" (Bob's corpse). Later after arguing about what happened (Atticus vs Heck the Sheriff), Heck Tate later reveals his intentions for making up the excuse that Bob fell on his knife. He doesn't want Boo Radley to get all the attention for saving FInch's kids because he believes its a sin to do something that Boo wouldn't want to happen (thats why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird).
I've been thinking about why Atticus completely believes that Jem killed Bob Ewell even though Atticus is a knowledgable and smart man who could put 2 and 2 together. I believe that Atticus wanted this to be another lesson for Jem. I believe that he wanted to teach Jem that sacrifices must be made for the greater good.
Furthermore, it is more likely that Boo did it because (theres a quote in there I could use, but I don't have the book with me) everyone at night listens to the radio, except for Boo since he is an aberration. This may have let Boo hear the screams and cries that the Finch kids may have said.
Some of my friends and I were confused, but I figured it out... When Scout says, "Well, it'd be sorta like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" she means that she is likening Boo to a mockingbird in the sense that they both provide good things without doing anything terribly bad. She means that if they turn Boo in as a murderer, he will be sent to the chair and he will die but in reality, all he did was rid everyone of a problem. Hope this helps! :)
I think this is likely to be the correct interpretation.
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That one idea..to keep Boo from having to suffer from the gossip of the ladies... so true. I actually never thought of it that way, but that's simply brilliant.
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Heck Tate knows that Arthur did it; he's not protecting Jem, he's protecting Arthur. And the knife Boo uses to kill Bob is not the one Bob had; that knife is in Heck Tate's pocket now. Boo used a kitchen knife from his house.
Boo did kill Bob, but it wasn't with the knife Bob intended to kill Jem and Scout with. Boo grabbed a knife from his kitchen. When Heck Tate is informing Atticus that Bob is dead he is playing with a pocketknife that he "took from a drunk man." This was actually the knife Bob had, but Heck can't admit that he tampered with evidence because he is the sheriff. :)
I agree. Also the sheriff was kind of nervous when Atticus asked about the pocketknife.
Wasn't it stated that Bob fell on "his own knife?"
no tate made up that story to cover up the real evidence. If you read into farther, you'll see
I don't feel like any of you got it right. So here's how it goes. It was the night of Halloween and Jem and Scout were coming back from the pageant held by their school. They heard footsteps and thought it was their friend trying to scare them again (he scared them while they were walking to their school.). As you all may have guessed, it was Bob Ewell instead. Jem and Scout try to run, but their costumes made it very hard to run, so Bob caught up and tried to stab Scout with his switchblade. He did so successfully, except the wiring in Scout's costume caught the knife before it hit Scout (her costume saved her.). After Jem and Bob wrestled around, it is heard that Jem's arm snaps and he falls to the floor unconscious. A few moments later, Boo Radley comes up with his own kitchen knife and stabs Bob. Boo then carries Jem back to the Finch home and they call the doctor and make sure he's okay and stuff. When Heck is trying to figure out what happens, Scout believes that Jem got up and got Bob's knife and stabbed Bob with his own knife, causing Atticus to believe the same story as well. This is highly unlikely because 1) It was dark and so it was difficult for Scout to see 2) Jem broke his arm at the elbow, making it very unbelievable for him to stand back up and disarm Bob and continue to kill him. The Sheriff understands that it was Boo Radley who had slain Bob because it was more likely for him to kill Bob because 1) it was dark allowing Boo to see better since Boo is more accustomed to the dark 2) He had his own knife compared to the knife that the Sheriff apparently confiscated "from a drunk man" (Bob's corpse). Later after arguing about what happened (Atticus vs Heck the Sheriff), Heck Tate later reveals his intentions for making up the excuse that Bob fell on his knife. He doesn't want Boo Radley to get all the attention for saving FInch's kids because he believes its a sin to do something that Boo wouldn't want to happen (thats why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird).
I've been thinking about why Atticus completely believes that Jem killed Bob Ewell even though Atticus is a knowledgable and smart man who could put 2 and 2 together. I believe that Atticus wanted this to be another lesson for Jem. I believe that he wanted to teach Jem that sacrifices must be made for the greater good.
Furthermore, it is more likely that Boo did it because (theres a quote in there I could use, but I don't have the book with me) everyone at night listens to the radio, except for Boo since he is an aberration. This may have let Boo hear the screams and cries that the Finch kids may have said.
Some of my friends and I were confused, but I figured it out... When Scout says, "Well, it'd be sorta like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" she means that she is likening Boo to a mockingbird in the sense that they both provide good things without doing anything terribly bad. She means that if they turn Boo in as a murderer, he will be sent to the chair and he will die but in reality, all he did was rid everyone of a problem. Hope this helps! :)
I think this is likely to be the correct interpretation.
