âI thought I wanted to be a lawyer but I ain't so sure now!â To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 5. Jem shouts this when he knows Atticus can't hear him. He is angry that Atticus got him to admit his guilt about making fun of Boo Radley by using a lawyer's tricks.
After the verdict, Jem leaves the courtroom stunned, angry, and crying. The African American community loads the Finch family with food for defending Tom so valiantly, which surprises the children because Atticus didn't win.
Terms in this set (15) What is Jem's reaction to the verdict? Jem starts to cry and weep about the whole thing and says it unfair. Even when the jury knows hes not guilty they still accuse him of doing it because he is black and that's why Jem is crying and mad and has mixed emotions about the whole situation.
I thought I wanted to be a lawyer but I ain't so sure now! Jem shouts this line after he is sure that Atticus won't be able to hear him. He is mad that Atticus got him to admit guilt using a lawyer's trickery.
When he takes the case, Atticus assumes that they will lose the trial, but he believes they have an excellent chance in the appeal process. The people of his community trust him to do the right thing, and he does. After the trial is over, Atticus feels discouraged by the outcome, but he is not beaten by it.
What do you think Atticus whispers to Tom Robinson just before he leaves the courtroom? Atticus is likely telling Tom that they will appeal the case. This had been Atticus's plan from the beginning, as he knew that the case would be unwinnable the first time.
They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do itâseems that only children weep. Here, Jem asks Atticus how the jury could find Tom Robinson guilty. Atticus's reply suggests that the racism inherent in the guilty verdict is part of the past, present, and future of the community.
They all stood up as he passed by out of respect for the work he has done to defend Tom. What was Jem's reaction to the verdict? He was upset and angry.
old sharkScout calls Judge Taylor "a sleepy old shark" (16.105), and it fits: he may seem out of it most of the time, but disrupt his court in any way and he's on it like a shark on fishmeat. While he seems fairly even-handed in court, his personal views on the Robinson case come out in more subtle ways.
What does this tell you about Jem's relationship with his father? This shows that they are on good terms and Jem wants to keep his Atticus happy and doesn't want to disappoint Atticus.
Why does Jem declare at the end of the chapter, "I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain't so sure now"? He was willing to risk his life in order to retrieve his pants, because he knew that in the morning, Mr. ... Radley found them, he would tell Atticus that Jem was the one who was causing trouble the night before.
Atticus tells the children not to play the Boo Radley game because what Mr. Radley did was his business; if he wanted t0 come out, he would. Atticus said to stop making fun of him, laughing at him, and putting his life's history on display for the edification of the neighborhood.