Another few evidences of the courtroom drama occur from
Scout's vantage point.
First, Scout, Jem and Dill are
separated from their father and his business and joined with the black folk up in the
balcony. The separation between black and white creates an added drama for us in the
21st century that Lee hadn't planned on. To see Atticus' kids with the black folk made
quite a statement, especially when Mr. Underwood pointed it
out.
Second, Scout sees something that she views as
dramatically symbolic. She had never see her father strip. He always wore his clothes
tight and completely. In this trial, it is so hot (both literally and figuratively) she
sees her father losen his tie, take off his jacket, and unbutton his vest. These are
great symbols of the exhaustive work he is going to in order to get Tom Robinson
off.
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