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What is Atticus' motivation of telling Mayella that he might repeat some questions?

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Why does Mr. Raymond pretent to be drunk when he comes into town?

Dolphus Raymond pretends to be drunk so he doesnt have to have the awkward conversations and questions about his why he is with a African lady.He is drinking soda in the bag... he wants everyone to have a reason for his actions.
-CL

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Why is Mrs. Maudie against going to the trial?

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Why did the people on the balcony stand up as Atticus walked past?

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Why didn't the jury not look or pay attention to the evidence to the Tom Robinson case?

The jury didn't pay attention to the evidence of the Tom Robinson case because they had no intention of setting Tom free from the start since he is an African American man. Since this was a time where racial segregation was a major problem the white person was always favored therefore they didn't pay any attention to the evidence that supported Tom.~EM

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Why does Mr. Raymond act like a drunk in public even though all he drinks in that bag is Coca Cola?

Mr. Raymond ats drunk even tough e is only drinking coca cola because he wants to give people a reason to hate him and a reason for why he doesn't change the way he lives
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What "evidence" does Atticus say Mayella Ewell is trying to get rid of by using this trial? Why do you think she would do this?

Atticus claimed Mayella tried to get rid of Tom Robinson. She tried to get rid of a person because he is living proof of what really went down between them and she's not ok with seeing him because it makes her feel guilty because he knows the truth and all her lies so she wanted him gone.
-KS

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Why do you think that Atticus let Jem, Scout and Dill see the verdict at the end of the trial?

At the end of the trial Atticus decided to allow Jem, Scout and Dill stay to see what the final verdict was. One reason Atticus allowed them to stay was because they had sat through the whole trial already even though they weren't supposed to. Also Atticus most likely wanted them to here the verdict knowing Tom was going to be found guilty. Atticus probably wanted to show them what was going on in Maycomb County and try to teach/show them that people are treated differently based on what they look like when they may not have done anything wrong
-RD.

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Why did Mr.Dolphus Raymond trust Scout and Dill with his secret being that they're only kids?

Dolphus Raymond trusts Scout and Dill with his secret because he believes that they will understand it more than the older people. Mr.Raymond is married to a black woman and has half-raced children which makes the most people of Maycomb not like him. Dolphus knows that Atticus is defending Tom Robinson, who is a black person, and figures that they are not racist. He believes they will understand people are equal no matter what their race is.

-KM

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Do you think Mayella Ewell was justified in putting Tom Robinson on trial?

I think that Mayella Ewell had absolutely no reason for trying to put Tom Robinson in jail because the evidence said that she got choked with two hands but Tom Robinson couldn't of did that because Tom was born with a left arm 12 inches shorter than his right and he can't even use it.
-CF
I think Mayella Ewell should not have put Tom Robinson on trial, but really it was Bob Ewell who made the decision to do so. If Mr. Ewell didn't see Mayella and Tom together, this trial most likely wouldn't be going on. He knew the only way to explain the injuries on Mayella were to blame them on Tom, who was obviously innocent, as proven by Atticus.

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Why does dill start to cry during the trial?

Dill starts crying during the trial because he feels the way that Mr. Gilmer talks to Tom Robinson is wrong and the way black people  are treated is wrong and it bothers him.
-CR

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What is the point of Atticus asking Mr. Ewell to sign his name in front of the court?

The point of Atticus having Mr. Ewell  write his name in front of the court is because Atticus wanted to prove that Mr.Ewell was left-handed. This also proves that Tom Robinson couldn't have choked Mayella and someone else (Mr.Ewell) had to have done it. Even though the readers were not aware that Tom Robinson was incapable of using his left arm at the time, Atticus was.
-BH

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What is the purpose of Mayella calling the jury cowards?

The point of this is to make them feel as if they are trapped and have to convict Tom Robinson for raping Mayella, even if he didn't. It makes them think that if they do decide Tom Robinson as innocent, they will be cowards and possibly feel as if they made the wrong decision.
-CK

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How is Mayella's relationship with her father?

Mayella's relationship with her dad is terrible. He treats her poorly and he is most likely the real person that beat her up after seeing her with Tom Robinson. Even though this was wrong to do during this time period she shouldn't have gotten treated like that. Her father also said she screamed like a pig, and if you actually treat your daughter right you don't call her a barnyard animal.
-AA

Mayella and her father, Bob Ewell, have a very abusive relationship. Mayella has no choice but to stay with him. Because the Ewells are very poor, no one wants to be associated with them. This leaves Bob Ewell to be the only one Mayella has. Bob clearly exemplifies his disrespect to his daughter when he refers to her, in front of a packed court room, as a squeeling pig while Tom Robinson apparently "raped her" .
-SB

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Sorry for the confusion. Check out the new due dates:

QUESTION: Due Saturday at 11:59PM
ANSWER: Due Sunday at 11:59PM

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What's different about Mayella compared to the other Ewells?

Mayella actually tries to look decent and wear nicer clothes than the other Ewells. She did her best to separate herself from the rest of her family as much as she could. She did not come to the courtroom in dirty farming clothes, she wore a dress and wanted to be proper in front of the courtroom. This shows that Mayella understands that her and her family are at the bottom of the white social pyramid, but wants to distance herself and look like a model citizen.
-CB

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Atticus says the defense has "circumstantial evidence." What does this mean?

Not all evidence is equal. If someone sees you commit a crime, that person's testimony could be good evidence. But circumstantial evidence asks us to draw conclusions because the cold hard facts aren't there. For instance, Mayella had hand marks all around her neck. That tells us she was choked. Does that prove Mr. Robinson was the one who did it? No, that's the inference Mr. Gilmer is asking jurors to make.
- MW

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