Journal #9

            All Spirits were low the morning after the trial. Dried tears were still visible on Jem’s cheeks and everyone was in a sour mood. My spirits were heightened when a spectacular amount of food was taken into the house by Maycomb’s community. They were thanking Atticus for what he did for them but yet the hurt of losing the trial was still vivid in the memories of everyone in the household.

            That morning, Bob Ewell spat on Atticus and swore revenge because he felt like they disgraced his family. Everyone was scared about what Bob Ewell would do to them except for Atticus who thought that Ewell had got it all out of his system after he confronted him. That was unfortunately not the case. Atticus said that if Robinson lost his case, he would likely go to the electric chair. There was still the slight chance that Tom Robinson would be pardoned but that might have been too much to hope for in the south.

            Later in August, things got even worse. Atticus broke the horrible news to everyone in the household that Tom Robinson had tried to escape from prison and was shot seventeen times. This was so sad because now there was no hope of Mr. Robinson ever returning to his family. This was the gossip of the town for several days until Maycomb returned to its quiet, slow moving ways. The death of Mr. Robinson marked the end to quite an emotionally trying summer with much drama.