CHAPTER 19

IMPORTANT EVENTS

Tom comes to the witness stand to tell his side of the story

Tom went inside the fence to help Mayella for a minute

None of the children were
there because they went out for ice cream

She shut the door, and started to kiss him and hug him

Dill started crying when Mr. Gilmer was questioning Tom and they left the court room

QUOTES

• "no suh, I never looked at her"
• "I didn't want to be ugly I didn't want to push her or nothin"
• "Mr. finch if you was a nigger like me youd be scared too"
• "Somethin not fittin' to say- not fittin' for these folks and chillun to hear"

LITERARY ELEMENTS

• Hyperbole- "the loneliest person in the world"
• Metaphor-" judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus"
• Simile-"A big buck like you"
• Alliteration-"why, when- well"

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CHARACTERIZATION

• Tom helped Mayella for free
• Mayella committed a crime that was highly look down upon
• No one thought that she would ever do it