andhave
witnessed the entire Tom Robinson trial. They know that Tom is innocent, so it comes as a blow
to them when he is found guilty by the jury. They are still young enough to have hoped for
justice.
Jem seems to be the one who reacts most violently to the outcome.
His body jerks when the verdict is read as if he has been stabbed, and he cries at the injustice
of what has happened asand the children walk home.
Yet what Jem expresses
openly, Scout feels internally. She is beginning to grow up and learn hard lessons not just
about the world but about the evil in her own town,...
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