Helen Robinson Receives the Bad News: The boys, Jem and Dill, witness Helen, Tom Robinson's wife who is now a widow, collapse even before Atticus has the chance to tell her the bad news.
Atticus tries to be gentle in breaking the news but Helen cannot hold in her emotions.
Within two days, Tom's death becomes the town's topic for gossiping.
The Town's Stereotypes: Most people in the town agrees on one thing.
Tom performed the typical irrational thing they expected from a black man in his situation; he tried to escape.
It should be noted, however, that they are operating from the presumption that Tom was guilty.
Mr Underwood: In contrast, Mr.
Underwood writes a good long review of his death in the newspaper, condemning the death of an innocent man in the paper's editorial section.
Bob Ewell demonstrates a different reaction to Tom's death.
He says one man down and two more to go.
Jem informs Scout that Bob threatened the family again, but she tells him to just to ignore the remark because he is just all talk.
Jem tells Scout not to tell Atticus.
Jem Finch: Jem Finch is Atticus's eldest son and Scout's older brother.
He finds Tom's case difficult to accept and tries to come to terms with the reality of how the town's prejudice convicted an innocent man.
He finally comes to terms with the people and his surrounding environment as he grows up and observes the town.
He sincerely takes the responsibility of taking care of his younger sister, Scout, and saves her from Bob's attack in a subsequent chapter, on a Halloween night.
This was a To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Summary 25; there are 31 chapters in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.