Heck Tate spends much of the chapter trying to convince
Atticus that it is not Jem who hurt Bob Ewell. By the time Atticus is willing to accept
it, they come to the conclusion that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell out of an effort to
defend the children. Boo did a good thing to protect them. Although, the law would have
it that killing is wrong. Atticus is ruled so often by the law that it is a struggle for
him at times to separate the different types of right things to do in this world. The
men agree to let the situation be an accident and keep Boo Radley's name or mention out
of it.
They expect Scout to understand and do the same. She
claims understanding by likening the situation to shooting a mockingbird. Boo Radley was
an innocent man who didn't do anything wrong and deserves the treatment of innocence,
just like mockingbirds.
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