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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Contributed by Sharon Fleming
Content
Overview
Context
Characters
Motifs
Themes
Symbols
Plot Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
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Chapter 30
Summary

The doctor tells everyone to leave the room for him and Jem, and though anxious, Scout guides Boo to the porch where the discussion continues. Atticus tries to defend his son claiming he killed Ewell in self-defense while Tate says multiple times that Jem did not kill Ewell that he fell on his knife. Atticus insists on his side of the story, but after some time he realizes what the sheriff was trying to do. He was covering up for Boo by stating that Ewell fell on his own knife. He states that his decision as the sheriff of the Maycomb County was final.

Analysis

Sheriff Tate realizes before Atticus that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell. The fact that he took Ewell’s switchblade suggests that he has already decided how things must play out. Atticus realizes that Boo Radley saved his children both in the moment and in the long term; by eliminating Bob Ewell’s potential threat and ensuring he will never be a threat to them again. Atticus’s sense of justice and moral code shapes his actions. He follows the sheriff’s advice to stand behind his account that Bob Ewell’s wound was self-inflicted. Atticus realizes Scout’s maturity when she agrees to play along, claiming that turning Boo in would be like ‘shooting a mockingbird.’

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