“How To Kill a Mocking Bird” Chapter 15

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                           How To Kill a Mocking Bird” Chapter 15

The "Jail House" chapter in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapter 15 covers a critical scene in the novel (Gale, 2019). Scout and Jem join their father, Atticus, at the Maycomb County jailhouse at the start of the chapter. Atticus is there to protect Tom Robinson, a black man he represents in court. As a group of white males arrives, intent on hurting Tom, the atmosphere rapidly becomes hostile. Atticus maintains his composure, and the matter is eventually resolved. The literary meaning behind this turn of events is...