Tom Robinson's Trial- Ryker Seats

    When Tom Robinson's character started to play a large role in this book I wondered why Harper Lee would change the story from three kids trying to discover who Boo Radley really is, to a dramatic court case involving an innocent black man. This plot twist turned into multiple chapters. I found it interesting that during these chapters Atticus became the main character. When Judge Taylor brought Mr. Ewell to the stand and Atticus questioned him and asked him questions that would have been the game changer in the trial if they were answered honestly. I thought this was a small irrelevant detail that would not matter after the trial was over. Then, a couple chapters later Mr. Ewell came back into the story by threatening Atticus. Miss Stephanie Crawford went to the Finches house to tell Jem and Scout what had happened, and she said, " this morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he'd get him if it took the rest of his life.". I thought he said this because Atticus made him look bad in front of the entire town during the trial. When Mr. Ewell went after Jem and Scout and then was killed by Boo Radley I realized that the Tom Robinson Trial played important role in this book. I thought the way Harper Lee used foreshadowing and did not give away what was going to happen was very clever.