Chapters 25-27
Perspective of Jem


School is unfortunately starting again and the trial seems to be finally passing over. Scout and I were playing out side as usual when she spotted an 'olley polly and she was about to be crushin it with her foot when I told her to stop. I told her that why would hurt some that doesn't do any harm. Ever since Tom Robinson was killed and convicted I have been thinking about what Atticus had once told me. He said "You can shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit em'. But it's a sin to kill a mocking bird." I have have referred to the mocking bird as Tom because he never hurt anyone. He never intended to cause inconvenience to anybody, but he was killed brutally. Keeping Scout from killing the bug was a sign that I am starting to mature.

One of the things that has really gotten me mad was when Scout came home asking me why her teacher was telling her about how Hitler didn't treat Jews equally. I got really mad because her teacher was the one who was telling the whole town that Tom was guilty and because he was black he didn't deserve to live. I got so mad at Scout for bringing up the case again so I vented at her and I felt bad afterwords.


Why do you think Ewell was following Mrs. Robinson?