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What happens in Chapters 26 & 27 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
In Chapter 26, as school starts, the shadow of the trial still hangs over Scout. In Chapter 27, Bob Ewell, who loses his job, blames Atticus, and begins following Helen Robinson while whispering obscenities at her. Aunt Alexandra believes Bob holds a grudge against everyone connected with the trial. That Halloween, the town sponsors a pageant at the school.
Read our Summary & Analysis of Chapters 26 & 27 of To Kill a Mockingbird. (3-minute read)
What foreshadowing appears in Chapters 26 & 27 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Chapter 27 contains plenty of foreshadowing, including Bob Ewell’s loss of employment (for which he blames Atticus) and his confrontations with Judge Taylor and Helen Robinson. Aunt Alexandra astutely and anxiously observes that Bob Ewell appears to have a grudge against anyone who had anything to do with the case. Though Atticus dismisses her fears, it becomes clear that Bob Ewell knows the best way to get revenge on Atticus is to go after the people he cares about most: his children.
Read more about Foreshadowing in the novel. (3-minute read)
What famous quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird appear in Chapters 26 & 27?
The following quote from Chapter 26 is a measure of Scout’s growth. Earlier in the novel, she was largely preoccupied with the mystery of Boo Radley, someone she feared. Now that Scout and Jem have seen the realities of true evil, however, Boo doesn’t seem quite as pressing.
So many things had happened to us, Boo Radley was the least of our fears.
This line at the end of Chapter 27 contributes to the text’s ominous, uneasy tone, foreshadowing the attack on Jem that was alluded to all the way back in the novel’s opening paragraph.
“Jem said he would take me. Thus began our longest journey together.”
