CHAPTER+27

In Chap. 27, Scout explains that things did settle down in Maycomb, and only three small things happened in that October. The first thing was that Mr. Bob Ewell lost his job at the "WPA for laziness" (248). Bob Ewell found himself as forgotton as Tom Robinson. The second thing was that Judge Taylor was spending his Sunday night hour alone because his wife was a churchgoer. On one Sunday night, Judge Taylor heard a scratching noise from the rear of his house. He thought it was his dog, but he realized that could not be it. As he let his dog out, the screen door was open and he saw a shadow. The shadow quickly left. Many people believed that it was Bob Ewell. The third thing that happened was that Helen Robinson, Tom's widow, was hired by Link Deas. Link Deas did not really need her, but he felt the need to support her. The first time Helen headed to work, the Ewells "chunked and her" (249). Link Deas was very argry and yelled at Bob Ewell's house, if Bob Ewell was in there. The next day, the Ewells did not chunk at Helen, but Bob Ewell followed her for a long time and rested on Link Deas' fence. This got Link Deas very frustrated. Link Deas yelled at Bob Ewell, and there was never any trouble again. Another part of this chapter was that there was going to be a Halloween party and pageant at the school. Scout was the ham. The rest of the chapter was just talking about past Halloweens and the one they are anticipating. On 254, though, it states "Thus began our longest journey together." I wonder what's going to happen?

-Sam Skinner