Monday 23 November 2015

What are some quotes from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird that describe what the courtroom looks like?

In Chapter 16, Scout gives a description of what it is like in the courtroom.The courtroom was on the second floor of the Maycomb County Courthouse which resembled a Victorian building. The courtroom is packed with spectators to witness the Tom Robinson trial. Jem, Scout, and Dill cannot find a seat in the lower section of the courtroom where the white spectators sit. The children sneak into the "Colored" balcony section to witness Atticus...

In Chapter 16, Scout gives a description of what it is like in the courtroom. The courtroom was on the second floor of the Maycomb County Courthouse which resembled a Victorian building. The courtroom is packed with spectators to witness the Tom Robinson trial. Jem, Scout, and Dill cannot find a seat in the lower section of the courtroom where the white spectators sit. The children sneak into the "Colored" balcony section to witness Atticus defend Tom Robinson. Scout says, "The Colored balcony ran along three walls of the courtroom like a second-story veranda, and from it we could see everything." (Lee 219) Reverend Sykes was kind enough to find the children seats where they could view the proceedings. Scout says, "the jury sat to the left, under long windows." (Lee 219) Later on in the trial, when Tom Robinson says Mayella hugged him around the waist, the courthouse overhead lights come on as Judge Taylor slams his gavel. These windows must have been pretty large to light the courthouse until sundown. Scout says, "there was a railing that divided the spectators from the court, the witnesses sat on cowhide-bottomed chairs." (Lee 220) She also says, "The witness stand was to the right of Judge Taylor." (Lee 221) When the children finally get settled in their seats, Mr. Heck Tate, the first witness, is on the stand.

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