Monday, March 19, 2012

TKAM Chapter 17

Describe the trial in Chapter 17.  Summarize the events from the courtroom.

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  1. Scout finds Mr. Tate less terrifying in normal clothes. The prosecutor, Mr. Gilmer, comes from Abbotsville rather than from Maycomb, and only visits the town for trials. Scout finally settles down and starts listening to Mr. Tate's answers to the prosecutor's questions. Boo radley shot at scout and jem. Then he finds his pants folded.

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  2. thats my summary down there i forgot my name. Tomlin

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  3. Throughout the trials in chapter 17, Heck Tate was called to the stand as a witness and said that no doctor was called on account of Mr. Ewell had said. He also stated that Mayella was bruised and beaten on the right side of her body. Mayella told Heck Tate that Tom Robinson had raped her. Bob Ewell goes to the stand and is cross-examined by Atticus. He asks Bob Ewell why no doctor was no called and he stated that it was too expensive and there was no need. Atticus had Bob Ewell write down his name and noticed he was left-handed and knew that a left handed man was more likely to leave bruises on the right side of a woman's body.

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  4. The trial has started and the whole town is into it. Tom Robinson was being charged with rape. Bob Ewell said that his daughter was raped by Tom. Atticus cross examined the peole on the stand. Atticus was tring to be as fair as he could. Atticus is unlike most lawyers he stayed at the jail to protect tom.\

    Anthony Rullo

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  5. In chapter 17 of TKAM, Heck Tate was the witness being interrogated in the beginning. Atticus was interrogating him to try to get something out of him that would help Tom. After that, he called Bob Ewell to the stand. He asked him what Bob Ewell saw happened, in his own words. He asks him why he didn't go for Doctor while he was running around, checking on his daughter & fetching Tate. He says it would have been expensive...

    -YinYang13

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  6. In chapter 17 the trial begins, and all of the town is crowded in attendence. Jem, Scout, & Dill waited so long that the only reason they got seats in the courthouse was because Reverend Sykes gave them seats in the black section of the court. Mr. Tate is first up on the stand, and he says he is called in to the Ewell's place, where Mayella Ewell was supposedly raped. Atticus questions him, asking why no official doctor report was given, and it is revealed the concentration of the bruises are on the right side of her face. Then Bob Ewell is called up, and he explains that after coming out of the woods, he hears his daughter scream, he looks in the window, and sees Tom Robinson raping his daughter. Atticus questions again why no doctor was called, then asks Ewell to write his name. Bob Ewell is a left-handed writer, and a left-handed person is more likely to leave bruises on the right side of someones face.

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  7. As the trial begins, the entire town of Maycomb is present in the courthouse, including Jem,Scout, and Dill. Heck Tate is called to testify and he recalls recieving a phone call from Mr. Ewell saying that a black man had raped his daughter, Mayella. Atticus questions Tate and Mayella's father,Mr. Ewell, as to why a doctor was never called to examine Mayella, who was also beaten on the right side of her body. Mr Ewell declared there was no need and it was too expensive. Atticus has Mr. Ewell write his name, and he notices that Mr. Ewell is left handed, also meaning that if he hit a woman, it would be apparent on the right side of her body, just like Mayella's injuries.
    Lisa Williams

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  8. The trial started off with Mr. Gilmer questioning Heck Tate. Next, Bob Ewell is called to the stand. He testifies that he heared his daughter yelling the night of the incodent and when he came to her he saw Tom Robinson raping her. Atticus crossed examined him. Bob Ewell is claiming that Tom Robinson raped Mayela Ewell, leaving her bruised. The evidence of the bruises and Tom being left handed do not match up.

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  9. in the begin of the chapter they are in the court room. Heck Tate is in the witness chair and he is being questioned by Atticus. Heck states that he received a call from Mr. Ewell saying a black man raped his daughter. But neither one of them had ever called a doctor. During Atticus questioning he notices that Mr. Ewell is left handed and if he were to have hit his daughter it would show on the right side of her face/body. -Michael curcio

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  10. In chapter 17 the trial begins and the whole town goes to the courthouse. Mr. tate is the first one up for questioning for the case of mayella getting raped by tom robinson. Atticus then questions tate and mr.ewell for a reason why a doctor didnt examine her. then atticus had him write his name and he noticed that mr.ewell wrote with the same arm that it would have took to make her have her injury.

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  11. The trails on Tom Robinson begin in this chapter. We learned about the living conditions of the Ewells and some information on the family, like how the father, Bob Ewell, is a heavy drunk. With the living conditions they are very very bad with them pretty much living in the dump of the town. We also hear the views of the crime from the victim, Mayella, and from the father too. They are both questioned very heavily by Atticus, scouts father and some facts that are brought up that questions how Mayella could of been beat by her own father.

    Jordan Cheeseman

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  12. Chapter 17 is the beginning of the trial. The court room is crowded. Jem, Scout, and Dill are present in the courthouse next to Reverend Sykes. Heck Tate is the first witness to be called to the stand. He had received a phone call from Mr. Ewell claiming that a black man had raped his daughter, Mayella. Heck Tates says that her right eye was blackened. Atticus questions him along with Mr. Ewell, trying to make it sound like Mr. Ewell did this to his daughter. He made Mr. Ewell right his name to show that he is left handed. It's not just a coincidence that his daughter's right eye is blackened.

    -Chelsea Abhau

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  13. In the court scene in chapter 17, Jem, Scout, and Dill sit up in the balcony of the court room with the Black observers. Heck Tate is the first witness. He explains the injuries inflicted upon Mayella Ewell. The next witness is Bob Ewell, Mayella's father. Heck Tate had stated the worst of Mayella's injuries had been on the right side of her face. Atticus finds that Bob Ewell is left-handed, meaning if he were to strike Mayella, he would hit mainly the right side of her. The courtroom becomes outraged and obnoxious on several occasions, and Judge Taylor must use his gavel which is a rare occurrence.

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  14. The trials that begin in chapter 17 are the trials of Tom Robinson. This chapter shows that Mr. Ewell is a heavy drunk, and the Ewell family lives in the slums of Maycomb. Mayella, the victim, gives us her story about what happened, and we also hear from her father aswell. They are both heavily interrogated by Atticus. Atticus finds out that Bob Ewell is left handed, and the bruising on Mayella's face is on the right side, meaning Bob Ewell could have very well have done the damage to her. The courtroom goes out of control on certain occasions and the Judge has to calm the crowd. Atticus brings up that Mayella could have been beaten by her own father.


    - Joe Starcevich

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  15. The prosecutor, Mr. Gilmer, questions Heck Tate, who said, Bob Ewell told him to go to the Ewell house and told him that his daughter Mayella had been raped. When Tate got there, he found Mayella bruised and beaten, she told him that Tom Robinson had raped her. Atticus examines the witness, who admits that no doctor had any solid evidence, and tells Atticus that Mayella’s bruises were on the right side of her face. Bob Ewell is left-handed and a left-handed man would be more likely to leave bruises on the right side of a girl’s face. Cindi Strong

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  16. In the beginning of chapter 17 Mr. Gilmer, the prosecutor, question Heck Tate. Heck tells him the story of when Bob Ewell called him saying that his daughter Mayella had been raped. When Heck got there he saw that Mayella was bruised and beaten. Heck asked her who did and she said that Tom Robinson did it. After this Atticus begins to cross examine him. He notices that they did not call a doctor to inspect Mayella's injuries. Heck also mentions that Mayella had a bruise on her right eye. Next, they Bob Ewell call to the stand. Mr. Gilmer also examines him. After him, Atticus begins to cross examine him. He points out that Mr. Ewell is left handed, which would explain the bruise on Mayella's right eye. When Atticus points this out Mr. Ewell becomes angry and is less civil than he already was. At the end of the chapter when Jem says that they've got him, Scout comments that she thinks he's counting his chickens.

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  17. In chapter 17 the trial begins. Jem, Dill, and Scout sit with Reverend Sykes in the black section. Heck Tate is questioned first, he says that Mr. Ewell said a black man raped his daughter. Heck Tate didn't call a doctor, but said that Mayella was hurt. We find out that Mr. Ewell is left handed, and Mayella's bruises were on the right side of her face.
    -Jena Buoncuore

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  18. The court scene in chapter 17 is when Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak into the courtroom without Atticus knowing. They watch Heck Tate take the stand first. Atticus asked him questions about November 21. He asked if anyone called a doctor to look at Mayella, and he said no. He asked what side of Mayella was beat up the most, and he said the right. The second person brought to the stand was Bob Elwell. Atticus asked him the same questions, and he got the same answers. But then Atticus asked Mr. Elwell he he could read and wright, and asked him to wright his name for everyone to see. When he did Atticus showed everyone how he was left handed. Mr. Elwell being left handed means if he would have hit someone it would predominately be on the right side, which is the side of the injuries of Mayella.

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  19. The first one called to the stand was Heck Tate. The court room is filled with people to see this event. Reverend Sykes and the children, Jem, Scout, and Dill are up top with the colored. Heck Tate had said Mayella's right eye was bruised. Which means someone must of hit her with there left hand. Mayella said that Tom Robinson has raped her. They had Bob Ewell write his name on a piece of paper and he was left handed. Could it be that she was beaten and bruised by her own father.

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  20. The trails with Tom Robinson and the whole rape ordeal begins in chapter 17. We learn about the living conditions of the Ewell's and how the father Bob Ewell, is a heavy drinker and often beats Mayella. With the living conditions being terrible, the Ewell's are are considered the trash of the town. We hear how Mayella described the situation and her views and points of it. Atticus brings up that her father is known to beat her and how he is a really big drunk.

    Bomba

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  21. we learn about how the Ewells live. We also learn where they live. The trial is about Tom Robinson "raping" Mr. Ewells daughter. We learn that Bob Ewell drinks. He also beats his daughter. So its possible that the bruises were caused by him and not Tom Robinson
    ~kwhth3

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  22. In chapter 17 they are in court on the Tom Robinson case. There are two key witnesses. One would be Mr. Heck Tate. He tells about what he finds at the scene. Also he says that Mayella was beaton in the right eye. Mr. Robert Ewell was next. He said that he came back to find his daughter beatin. He is left handed and no one called a doctor. These are some of the key witnesses, but the others are not in ch17.

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  23. The trial of Tom Robinson begins in Chapter 17. The sheriff, Heck Tate, testifies that Mayella's injuries were concentrated on the right side of her body. The Finch children and Scout look on from the balcony of the courtroom. After Tate's testimony, Bob Ewell is called upon to testify, and he insists he witnessed Tom raping his daughter Mayella through the open window. Atticus makes the connection of Bob Ewell's left hand being his dominant hand, raising the question of whether or not he was the one who injured his daughter.

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  24. The trials in Chapter 17 help us understand how the entire scenario with Tom Robinson and Mayella started. We learn about the living conditions of the Ewells and that Mayella is the one that has to do most of the work around the house while her father drinks. Atticus asks enough questions to a point that it is clear that Bob Ewell beats his daughter. When Atticus says that Mayella starts to cry and shouts that she was never beaten by her father.

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  25. In chapter 17 the trials begin. Scout, Jem and Dill sneak into the courtroom. Heck Tate is the first to the stand and says that Mayella has been beaten and has bruises from Tom Robinson raping her. Mayella never went to the doctors, and Atticus knows that the bruises Mayella has could not have been from Tom.

    Hailey Tripet

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  26. The entire town of Maycomb is present in the courthouse, including Jem, Scout, and Dill. Heck Tate was the first to testify. He said that he got a phone call from Mr. Ewell saying that a black man had raped his daughter, Mayella. Atticus in return questions Tate and Mr. Ewell as to why a doctor was never called to examine Mayella. Mr. Ewell answered with saying that there was no need and it was too expensive. Also, Atticus has Mr. Ewell write his name, and he notices that Mr. Ewell is left handed, also meaning that if he hit a women, it would be showing on the right side of her face, just like Mayella's injury.
    - Lauren Cooney

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  27. The kids went to the court house and sat next to Reverend Sykes. The trial started with Mr. Heck Tate as the first witness for the prosecutor. He said that Mayella was beaten and raped. Atticus made it clear that Mayella face was beaten mainly on the right side. The next witness was Mr. Ewell he said the same thing as Mr. Heck Tate on the rape. Atticus had Mr. Ewell write and found out he was left handed.

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  28. The trials of Tom Robinson became very popular throughout the town. The court room was beyond packed, many had attended including Jem, Dill, and Scout who were seated in the colored section. Atticus examines the stories of witnesses. He came to a conclusion that only a left-handed man would leave bruises and such on the right side of Mayellas face. Therefore the thought of Bob beating her is taken in consideration, after all he is a drunk.

    -Umar

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  29. We learn about the Ewell's house and how they live. Atticus is a very good cross-examiner when he begins questioning his drinking habits and which hand is dominant. Mayella plays the victim and tries to convince the jury that Tom did rape her. She also accuses Atticus of picking on her and making fun of her.

    -Bailee

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  30. In the beginning of chapter 17 Mr. Gilmer, the prosecutor, question Heck Tate. Heck tells him the story. Atticus asked him questions about November 21. He shows that Mr. Ewell is a heavy drunk, and the Ewell family lives in the slums of Maycomb. Mayella, the victim, gives us her story about what happened, and we also hear from her father aswell. They are both heavily interrogated by Atticus. Atticus finds out that Bob Ewell is left handed, and the bruising on Mayella's face is on the right side, meaning Bob Ewell could have very well have done the damage to her. Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak into the courtroom without Atticus knowing. At the end of the chapter when Jem says that they've got him, Scout comments that she thinks "he's counting his chickens".

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  31. Chapter 17 is when the Robinson trial begins. The chapter goes into more detail about how the Ewell's live. The children go and watch the trial even though they were told to stay out of downtown that day. During the trial, Mr. Gilmer questions Heck Tate about what he saw during the night Mayella supposedly got raped by Tom. We also heard what Bob Ewell experienced that night. Atticus' questioning of Bob helped show that it was most likely Bob that injured Mayella that night. That is what happened in chapter 17.

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  32. In chapter 17, Mayella was apprently beaten, which after Hecktate was called to the stand saying no doctor was called in after this statment. And how her right eye was bruised so someone had to hit her with their left hand. Also, Atticus had Bob Ewell write his name on a peice of paper and saw that wrote it with his left hand.

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