To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 15 Analysis

In chapter fifteen, Atticus Finch goes at night to the Maycomb Jail to guard Tom Robinson. Scout, not knowing the true intentions of the men, runs from her hiding spot into their circle and attempts to make small talk with Walter Cunningham. After she speaks, Walter tells the men to get back in their cars and go. This is a powerful scene because it shows that there is good in everyone and that the things people share are more important than the things that divide them. She talked with Walter about small things like his son and his entailment, causing him to forget his anger and remember some of his goodness. Her childish innocence and good intentions were enough to remind Walter Cunningham of all the things that he shared with her and Atticus, causing him to lead the previously hostile men away. When Scout is in the Maycomb courtroom watching the case, she observes the way Mayella looks and acts when she gives her testimony. Scout remembers the red geraniums growing in the Ewell yard that
Arthur Radley sees the attack and runs to their rescue, killing Bob Ewell in the process. After hearing the story of what happened, Heck Tate and Atticus argue over whether they should tell the full truth of what happened, or lie to spare Arthur the attention. Scout likens telling everyone that Arthur killed Bob Ewell to kill a mockingbird, something that Atticus said is a sin. Like a mockingbird, Arthur does not do anything to hurt anyone. He is innocent and was kind to Scout and Jem throughout the book, leaving the presents, sewing Jem’s pants, and saving their lives. For whatever reason, be it agoraphobia or something else, Arthur could not stand attention in social situations. Forcing him to testify in a courtroom packed with people would be difficult, if not impossible. In lying about what truly happened, the mockingbird was not killed, but was