To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Summary - Chapter 29

Atticus Finch Hears the News and Heck Tate Observes: To Kill a Mockingbird Summary -- Ch. 29Atticus is shocked when he hears that Jem was attacked. Heck asks Scout to explain the events. Sitting in Atticus's lap, she describes what happened. Heck Tate inspected Scout's torn costume and notes that the chicken wire has a long cut, where a knife apparently slashed the costume. The knife missed Scout and she is unharmed. The barbed-wire, ham costume saved her life initially. Scout continues to describe the incident.The Mysterious Hero: To Kill a Mockingbird SummaryShe says that while Mr. Ewell was attempting to strangle her to death, some mysterious person pulled him off her. Initially, she thought it was Jem. However, she later heard heavy breathing and determined it was someone older, perhaps Atticus. Heck Tate asked her who this heroic person was, and she pointed to the man located in the corner, telling Mr. Tate that she knew his name.Boo Radley Saved Scout's Life: To Kill a
Mockingbird SummaryLooking at the mystery, hero in the corner, she notes that his hands and face are pale. He appears delicate and his eyes are colorless, giving the appearance of blindness. His cheeks are thin and his face looks hollow. When Scout points to him, he seems to become tense. She stares at him for a moment, wondering, and he smiles timidly, causing her eyes to fill. She greets him and says, "'Hey, Boo.'" It was Boo Radley, the man who she had feared for so long, who had saved her life.

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