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Post by MsElliott on Oct 23, 2015 3:28:15 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night?
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Post by kate Fincham on Oct 24, 2015 3:56:13 GMT
The men who surrounded atticus were wearing flannel shirts with the sleeves pushed up, overalls and hats. Scout described them as "dirty." They were probably wearing those clothes so they couldn't be easily identified by Tom, who they wanted to beat up or even kill. They also may have had to drive along way from their respective farms and houses to get to town, so they didn't have time to change out of their work clothes.
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Post by zoewatson on Oct 24, 2015 9:31:48 GMT
The men who surrounded atticus were wearing flannel shirts with the sleeves pushed up, overalls and hats. Scout described them as "dirty." They were probably wearing those clothes so they couldn't be easily identified by Tom, who they wanted to beat up or even kill. They also may have had to drive along way from their respective farms and houses to get to town, so they didn't have time to change out of their work clothes. It is a good point that Scout is able to pick out their dirtiness. Many of these men would be poor and may not have many changes of clean clothes. They would be working long hours on a farm and wouldn't care about their appearance or have time to change. |
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Post by isabelleewert on Oct 24, 2015 23:09:08 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. |
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Post by lindadate on Oct 25, 2015 6:35:11 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. I would also say that the men had pulled their hats down over their ears and buttoned their collars up because they were about to commit a crime, hurting or even killing Tom Robinson, and they didn't want to be identified and caught. |
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Post by jemimareid on Oct 25, 2015 6:43:16 GMT
The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. I would also say that the men had pulled their hats down over their ears and buttoned their collars up because they were about to commit a crime, hurting or even killing Tom Robinson, and they didn't want to be identified and caught. I think that's true. I think deep down the men felt ashamed at what they were doing, so they didn't want people to know it was them |
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Post by lilyklunyk on Oct 25, 2015 7:01:53 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. I agree that the men wanted to conceal their identities by using hats to try to cover their faces and lots of clothing to cover their skin. Seeing as though they were going to harass Tom, it was necessary for them to try to be unrecognisable. |
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Post by emah on Oct 25, 2015 9:33:43 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. I agree that they are trying to seem unfamiliar. However, Mr. Cunningham is recognised by Scout. Which could mean their clothes are not the best at disguising because of their economic standing. |
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Post by zoel on Oct 25, 2015 10:44:16 GMT
The men who surrounded atticus were wearing flannel shirts with the sleeves pushed up, overalls and hats. Scout described them as "dirty." They were probably wearing those clothes so they couldn't be easily identified by Tom, who they wanted to beat up or even kill. They also may have had to drive along way from their respective farms and houses to get to town, so they didn't have time to change out of their work clothes. It is a good point that Scout is able to pick out their dirtiness. Many of these men would be poor and may not have many changes of clean clothes. They would be working long hours on a farm and wouldn't care about their appearance or have time to change. The dirt may also be a metaphor for the 'unclean' act they were about to do |
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Post by remimckenzie on Oct 25, 2015 10:47:04 GMT
The men who had confronted Atticus were wearing "dirty" clothes according to Scout. They most likely were wearing them for the purpose of attempting to look unfamiliar to Atticus. It could also be for the purpose of acting out of character for them; putting on a different set of clothes to do some 'dirty work' might give them a different sort of persona, and therefore make it easier to hurt/kill Atticus.
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Post by allanaedgell on Oct 25, 2015 23:26:43 GMT
The men who came to the jail were dressed in their farm work clothes. There were "dirty" and this is because they probably don't have many changes of clothes as they are poor. They would be wearing these clothes so they aren't recognisable to Atticus or Tom.
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Post by zoebia on Oct 26, 2015 21:10:30 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. I think an important part of what you said was how Scout says they seem dirty. I think this might've been because they didn't really care about Tom Robinson, and they're dressed like what they were going to do was a chore or something like gardening ect. |
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Post by stewarts on Oct 27, 2015 2:02:31 GMT
The men dressed unformally for the time, with denim shirts buttoned to the collar with overalls. Sleeves were rolled up and hats were worn down to the ears. Scout believed they were dressed in away she hadn't seen before. This may be because the men didn't want to be recognised, showing shame.
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Post by kayleewilliams on Nov 12, 2015 22:19:37 GMT
Why were the men dressed as they were when they gathered outside the jailhouse and ended up speaking to Atticus there in the middle of the night? The men were dressed in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar. They appeared very tired with hats pulled down over their ears and their sleeves rolled up. As they approached Atticus and the children ran over, Scout believes they are strangers as they are dressed in a way she hasn't seen them in before. This could be so they are less recognisable and possibly so that if and when they beat or even killed Tom Robinson he wouldn't know who they were. Scout says they seem dirty and they see quite out of character to how the would act in town. They did not want to be recognisable, as they may have been ashamed of what they planned to do. |
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Post by emilyhadzalic on Nov 12, 2015 22:44:55 GMT
The men who surrounded atticus were wearing flannel shirts with the sleeves pushed up, overalls and hats. Scout described them as "dirty." They were probably wearing those clothes so they couldn't be easily identified by Tom, who they wanted to beat up or even kill. They also may have had to drive along way from their respective farms and houses to get to town, so they didn't have time to change out of their work clothes. It is a good point that Scout is able to pick out their dirtiness. Many of these men would be poor and may not have many changes of clean clothes. They would be working long hours on a farm and wouldn't care about their appearance or have time to change. Maybe by Scout pointing out their dirtiness and highlighting their poor status a point is being made about the type of people who usually take racism to violent levels. Poor, uneducated people tend to be more violently racist, while more educated people are sneakier about their racism. |
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