Chattahoochee River
Monday, February 8, 2016
Section 4 Harneet Kaur
When reading the first sentence of the book that states the Jem broke his arm. The whole time while I read the book I tried to figure out how. But when I read section 4 of the book that Bob Ewell tried to kill Jem and Scout, and this scuffle was the reason why Jem broke his arm, was not what I expected when I started to read the novel. I liked the conclusion because it not only tied up the loose ends, but also reveals why the author went to a great extent to be so descriptive about the people in the town. And more importantly the case involving Tom Robinson was the climax of the novel and the character of Bob Ewell is also highlighted. But towards the end of the novel Bob Ewell's behavior towards Helen foreshadowed an event like the attack on Jem and Scout. Although Tom Robinson was killed and deemed by the court as guilty, the Ewells still lost the case in the sense that the respect that Bob Ewell wanted from the town was not given to him. People did not believe Bob's testimony and it was this anger that fueled him to attack Jem and Scout. So all in all the background that Harper Lee established had a great impact on the reader and suited the structure of the story.
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You are a genius. It all makes sense; I had never made that connection. I had completely forgotten about the broken arm because the plot had become so complex that it fogged my memory of simple details. I agree that the Harper Lee's use of character development was vital to the analysis of the climax. Bob Ewell was portrayed as "trash" and his negative qualities culminated in the attack of the children. When you read the novel, did you foreshadow an attack on the children or on Atticus? I though Atticus was going to be attacked, maybe because I had forgotten about the broken arm.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your input. The connection you drew was vital to my interpretation of the novel. Thank you.
Yeah I thought the attack was going to be on the children due to the broken arm. The broken arm and not what happened in the beginning was irritating me
ReplyDeleteOh my god! I didn't even realize that him breaking his arm at the end went along with the beginning of the novel. I completely forgot. That makes so much sense now. I wonder how old Scout is as she recollects this whole story. Also I wouldn't mind if they made a sequel to this novel.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about the beginning! This whole situation regarding Scout and Jem makes sense. The story was completely tied together from the ending to the very beginning. Great observation Harneet!
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite post because my first post was about Jem breaking his arm and since then I've been wondering how it happened. I got my answer toward the end, finally, and now I completely understand why this book was so full of detail it was all so very necessary.
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