To Kill a Mockingbird
Explain the following passage: "Jem was suddenly furious. He leaped off the bed, grabbed me by the collar and shook me. 'I never wanta hear about that courthouse again, ever, ever, you hear me?'" (331).
a) Jem knows that there's nothing that can be done about what happened
b) Any reminder of Maycomb's injustice is intolerable to him
c) Jem feels that Atticus has let him down and doesn't want to acknowledge that
d) Jem still has a great deal of loyalty to Miss Gates and is defending her