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angelonfire
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High School - 9th Grade
What was Atticus doing at the jail in chapter 15 of "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
the day he went to jail at night
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katemschultz Teacher
High School - 12th GradePosted by katemschultz on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at 4:14 PMAtticus is approached at home that evening by a group of men who feel uneasy about having Tom Robinson, a black man, in the Maycomb jail. Atticus assures them that Tom will remain in the jail until the trial.
Atticus, being the intelligent man he is, knows that Tom may be in danger. So, Atticus gets a chair, a light and reading material, and positions himself in front of the jail in order to protect Tom, in the event that townspeople would come to hurt him.
It turns out that Atticus' suspicions were correct. A group of men does show up at the jail to take Tom Robinson. Atticus, along with Jem and Scout, save Tom's life by being there that evening.
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bookworm2009 Student
High School - 9th GradePosted by bookworm2009 on Saturday June 27, 2009 at 8:45 PMHe was protecting Tom Robinson from the mob
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