To Kill a Mockingbird: chapter 28 quotes Flashcards
‘Unusually warm’
Foreshadows the attack
‘Irascible quack of a blue jay’
Breaks the momentary silence before Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell. The blue jay quacking implies something is coming, which builds tension.
‘Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things weren’t’
Scout sees that her brother is maturing and undertaking Atticus’ qualities as he grows up, showing the strong impact of fatherhood in the novel.
‘This was the silence before the thunderstorm’
Although Scout can’t see much while wearing her ham costume, she can somehow sense that something bad is about to happen. This puts emphasis on the moment and intrigues the reader to read further.
‘Boo doesn’t mean any harm, but I sure am glad you’re along’
This comment by Scout shows that she has graduated her childish ways of fantasizing the Radley family and their pursuits, emphasising how mature she has become.
‘Haints, hot steams, incantations, secret signs had vanished with our years as mist with the sunrise.’
Again, shows how mature the children have become
‘Bob Ewell’s lyin’ on the ground under that tree down yonder with a kitchen knife stuck up his ribs. He’s dead Mr. Finch’
Sheriff Heck Tate confirms that Bob Ewell was the man that attacked Jem and Scout, which Atticus thinks means Jem stabbed him in self-defence, but the Sheriff begs to differ.
