1. Why does everyone move to talk on the porch? How does this speak to Atticus' character? When did he behave in a similar way?

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13 May, 05:21

1. Why does everyone move to talk on the porch? How does this speak to Atticus' character? When did he behave in a similar way?

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Alonzo Long · Answer 1

The men who show up in chapter 15 to speak with Atticus are concerned members of the community who do not want to have a lynching or anything crazy happen on the night before the Tom Robinson trial. Tom Robinson, Atticus's African American client, is being moved to the Maycomb jail in preparation for the trial on Monday. The night that the men show up to speak with Atticus is Saturday. The men fear that the Old Sarum bunch, the Cunninghams, will try something crazy Sunday night, and they want to know what Atticus can do about it. Someone suggests a change of venue, but it's too late for that. Atticus doesn't believe that the Cunninghams would do anything because he says, "They don't usually drink on Sunday, they go to church most of the day" (145).

Just in case something does happen, though, they come up with a plan that is proactive, yet not offensive enough to rile anyone up to cause a ruckus. Therefore, the meeting in front of the Finch home in chapter 15 is peaceful, but the men who show up are concerned about any possible trouble that might start because of the highly publicized trial coming up.