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Terms in this set (5) What is the “nightmare” that now descends upon the children? The trial is about to begin and they are being bullied by classmates and townspeople because their father is defending Tom Robinson.

Who is Dolphus Raymond?, Dolphus Raymond. A wealthy white man who lives with his black mistress and multiracial children. Raymond pretends to be a drunk so that the citizens of Maycomb will have an explanation for his behavior. In reality, he is simply jaded by the hypocrisy of white society and prefers living among blacks.

Furthermore, What does aunt Alexandra mean when she calls Atticus soft hearted?, When Aunt Alexandra calls Atticus “soft–hearted,” she means that he is an easy man. In Alexandra’s view, Atticus was soft–hearted when he told her that he doesn’t “see any harm in letting her go out there.

Finally,  What happened in chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird?, Summary: Chapter 15

As his trial is nearing, Tom Robinson is to be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. Later, Jem tells Scout that Alexandra and Atticus have been arguing about the trial; she nearly accused him of bringing disgrace on the family.

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Bob Ewell’s threatening Helen Robinson and attempting to murder Jem and Scout are prominent examples of evil. Bob Ewell attacking the innocent Finch children following the Halloween festival is arguably the most heinous crime in the novel.

Robert E. Lee “Bob” Ewell is the main antagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. He has a daughter named Mayella and a younger son named Burris, as well as six other unnamed children.

Scout refers to the time as a nightmare. This nightmare refers to the trial of Tom Robinson and the implications of it for Atticus and his family. One night, the sheriff and a group of men from the area come to the Finch house. They ask to speak to Atticus.

For a huge portion of the book every body believes that Boo Radley is a evil person who goes around killing flowers and eating cats, when he ends up saving Scout and Jem Finch which is typically something a neighborhood villian wouldn’t do therefore he must be a protagonist instead of an antagonist.

Theme Of To Kill A Mockingbird Good Vs Evil

Jem discovers how cruel the world is when the trial ends and even though all evidence is in Tom’s favor he is found guilty. … Jem learns how unjust the world is and the evil that surrounds him while Scout has only learned that bad things can happen to good people.…

Scout’s attempt at a conversation dissipated a potentially violent altercation between the strange men who were talking to Atticus at the jail where Tom Robinson was held. Apparently Atticus suspected of a mob would show up to harras, lynch, burn, or attack the jail where Tom was being held.

Tom Robinson is the primary symbolic mockingbird in chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird. One could also consider Scout, Jem, and Dill symbolic mockingbirds.

In Ch. 15, Atticus takes a stand against what is essentially a lynch mob coming to get Tom Robinson from the Maycomb County Jail. It all began earlier in the chapter when Sheriff Tate came to the Finch home to warn Atticus that there were men who were angry about him representing Tom.

Atticus goes to the Maycomb jail in chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird to protect Tom Robinson from the Old Sarum bunch, which is a group of intoxicated men who plan on lynching Tom before the trial.

What does Alexandra mean when she calls Atticus “soft-hearted”? What has he done, in Alexandra’s view, that is soft-hearted? She means that he is too soft on the kids, that he doesn’t set rules or give them consequences.

Aunt Alexandra calls Atticus “Brother.”

Aunt Alexandra is upset with her brother, Atticus, for the way he is raising his children, especially Scout. She thinks that the children need a woman’s touch since their mother died when the children were so young. In Aunt Alexandra’s view, Atticus should have taught the children what it meant to be a Finch.

Furthermore, when Atticus explains what happened to lead to Tom Robinson being shot, Aunt Alexandra’s response is to say, “This is the last straw, Atticus,” meaning that Robinson’s unjustifiable death is the last injustice that there society can possibly bear.

Dolphus Raymond’s role in To Kill a Mockingbird is to provide additional social commentary on Maycomb’s prejudiced society, which contributes to the authenticity of the story and enhances Scout’s perspective on her community.

Dolphus Raymond is a wealthy white man who is a sympathetic minor character in the novel. He is viewed as an outcast in Maycomb for associating with black people and having several biracial children. He drinks out of a paper bag and is rumored to be an alcoholic.

What do we learn about him and the way he lives his life? Dolphus Raymond is an alcoholic who owns all one side of the riverbank. Jem says that he prefers to live with black people rather than white. He married a black woman and has biracial children.

Why does Dolphus Raymond hide Coca-Cola in a brown paper bag? Dolphus Raymond, a white man who prefers the company of African Americans, uses a brown paper bag as a theatrical prop to act like a drunkard. He has mixed-race children and lives among the African American community as one of them.

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Answered by evs77529 on 13 Dec 00:41

The "nightmare that was upon us" is how Scout describes, in Ch. 15, the events that led up to Atticus' confrontation with the townsmen while he was protecting Tom in jail. For the first time, Scout and Jem witness the hatred of the mob and the horrors of racism, and see their father in a vulnerable, and perhaps deadly, position.

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter-by-Chapter Questions Chapter 15 What is the ‘nightmare’ that now descends upon the children? The nightmare that desends upon the chidren is the recent events. Scout explains that after Dill had come to stay there had been only one week of peace before the groups of people started being unrespectful and rude to Atticus. In the previous chapters and this chapter they had also witnessed the racism that has been left unseen. In this chapter Atticus is confronted two times by groups people, one being when he was at home and the other being when he was with Tom at night. What was (and is) the Ku Klux Klan? What do you think of Atticus’s comment about it? The Ku Klux Klan is a gang of mostly white people that believe that their race and…show more content…
Summary Dill is allowed to stay in Maycomb for the summer. After a peaceful week, the nightmares start, Mr. Heck Tate knocks on the Finch house 's door. The men want Atticus to come outside. Atticus talks to them about Tom and they soon go away. Jem asks Atticus if they were here to attck Atticus, he tells Jem that there are no gangs in Maycomb. Tom Robinson is kept at the Maycomb jail. Atticus goes to the jail using his car, he takes with him a light bulb and an extension cord. Scout, Jem and Dill follow him. They see Atticus in front of the jail, reading, then soon four cars come with men including Mr Cunningham. Scout runs out to Atticus, Atticus tells Jem to take Scout and Dill home, but Jem doesn 't budge. One of the men grab Jem aggresively and Scout kicks him, making him let go of Jem. Scout sees Mr Cunningham and she starts talking to him about his son and Entailments. Mr. Cunningham tells Scout that he 's going to say hi to Walter for her. Soon Tom Robinson asks if the men have