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and Dill visit Miss Maudies home the day after the trial and she proceeds to feed the children
pieces of her famous Lane cake as she attempts to console Jem about the unfortunate verdict.
Miss Maudie begins by encouraging Jem not to fret and tells him that things are never as bad as
they seem. Although Jem is too upset and hurt to agree with Maudie's assessment of the trial,
she begins to name the numerous people who supportedthroughout the proceedings. Miss Maudie
informs Jem that Sheriff Tate, Judge Taylor, and the entire black community supported Atticus's
defense of Tom Robinson.
Miss Maudie also comments on the fact that Judge
Taylor specifically named Atticus to take the case, instead of the inexperienced Maxwell Green,
because he knew that Atticus would valiantly defend Tom. Despite the outcome of the trial, Miss
Maudie is able to see the many positives and believes that it was a small baby-step in the right
direction towards racial equality. Although Miss Maudie supported Atticus, she was not naive
enough to believe that he would win the case. However, she is able to exercise perspective and
acknowledge the many positive aspects of the trial. Overall, Miss Maudie is optimistic about the
outcome and believes that the prejudiced community of Maycomb made an important step in the
right direction.
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