(He does later refer to the men in the lynch mob as "animals" ). Or of Atticus facing off with a mindless threat. (16.3)īut why does Scout associate the two images? Perhaps they're both examples of Atticus doing tough things he doesn't want to do.
TIM JOHNSON TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD FULL
The full meaning of the night's events hit me and I began crying. I was very tired, and was drifting into sleep when the memory of Atticus calmly folding his newspaper and pushing back his hat became Atticus standing in the middle of an empty waiting street, pushing up his glasses. But Scout's memory of her father shooting the dog does pop up more than once in situations involving Tom, and doesn't get mentioned otherwise.įor example, after Scout turns away the lynch mob, her memory of Atticus in front of the jail merges with her memory of him shooting the dog. Tim Johnson… Tom Robinson? Coincidence? Maybe.
But more interestingly, it allows the dog's name to sound suspiciously like that of another character. Judge Taylor's pooch gets the same treatment. It may seem odd to give an animal the last name of the family it belongs to, but it's apparently common practice in Maycomb. Why? What did poor Tim the Dog ever do to get infected with rabies and be gunned down like, well, a dog?įor starters, there's his name. He was just snuffling along, investigating interesting smells, burying bones only to dig them up again, and looking out for lady dogs, when-bam-the symbolic structure of the book picks him up and decrees he has to die. Yesterday, on Saturday, Miss Eula May received a call from the Finch’sĬook, Calpurnia, saying that a mad dog was coming down the street.(Click the symbolism infographic to download.) Mr Aticus Finch and Mr Heck Tate Solphie Hevey Local Affairs Correspondant OL ’ ONE-SHOT FINCH STRIKES AGAIN Mr Aticus Finch was also returned to his former glory as the deadliest shot in Maycomb County. Zeebo collected the body while the residents breathed a sigh of relief. He efficiently killed the dog, being the brilliant shot he is. Atticus Reluctantly took it, having not shot in thirty years. As Tim Johnson came closer the sheriff shoved the gun into the lawyer Finch ’ s hands knowing he couldn ’ t shoot well himself. The people of the town waited in anticipation for the mad dog to come within shooting range. They waited for the crazy dog to come closer, knowing they only had one shot to get rid of him. As the doors of the neighborhood c losed, Atitcus Finch and Mr Heck Tate, sheriff of Maycomb County arrived at the scene. Time was a liver- coloured bird dog, the pet of Maycomb. Mr Johnson lived on the southern edge of the town.
TIM JOHNSON TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD DRIVER
The mad dog in question, just so happened to be Tim Johnson, owned by Mr Harry Johnson, driver of the mobile bus. She got through to Finch ’ s Offices and then proceeded to call the rest of the street to warn them to stay inside. FEBRUARY 1935 Proprietor: Mr Underwood Mad Dog Tim Johnson Yesterday, on Saturday, Miss Eula May received a call from the Finch ’ s cook, Calpurnia, saying that a mad dog was coming down the street.
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