Chapter 15

 Atticus tells Jem and Scout that he will be gone for a while and he doesn't say where he's going.We know that Jem and Scout go downtown to see where Atticus went and they find themselves in a jail with Atticus sitting and next to him was a newspaper. Atticus, Jem, Scout, and Dill have a scary encounter with some people who are willing to do harm to Tom Robinson. However, the way that Atticus was going to deal with these people, and the way that Scout ended up dealing with them really shows that words can have a strong impact on people. Originally, Atticus was going to protect Tom Robinson the night before the trial by waiting outside of his cell. Even though he is the best shot in Maycomb, instead of bringing a gun with him, Atticus just brings a newspaper. Instead of using violence to protect Tom from the people who want to kill him, Atticus just brings a newspaper to read as he is just going to talk out the problem with them. However, everything becomes scary when all of a sudden, the kids show up. This is a very dangerous situation as the kids could get harmed or even killed. However, When they wanted Scout to leave she recognized someone and it was Mr.Cunningham and she reminded him of his child Walter and made him feel bad because Atticus has helped him out and he is their to harm him.Atticus is scared and he wants Scout to leave with Jem and it took a eight year old to stop a gang from killing Tom Robinson.
My opinion of this chapter is that it is very surprising because I didn't think Scout would save Atticus. However I like the way that Atticus deals with the people not with a weapon even if he has the best shot in town, but he reasons with them.He could of brought one since he didn't know the kids where going to come. But he didn't because he has big moral standards. If he didn't have this then he would of brought a gun. However he knows what true courage is so he does not bring one. I would of not done this if I was Scout because i'm not as brave as she is.