Chapters 19-25 of the Dialectical JournalVocabulary1. Erase - To cross out or erase; erase or destroy.2. Iota- A very small amount; point.3. Unmitigated - Unmitigated; without reservation or absolute.4. Cynical – Distrusting the motives of others.5. Brevity – Lack of time or duration; brevity. Vocabulary1. My teacher told us that we were not allowed to erase anything we had already written on our test.2. The iota of depth in the book made it a difficult plot to follow.3. Henry screamed with absolute happiness when his name was called during the toss.4. At that moment, I couldn't feel more cynical about the way my friend was behaving.5. When my mother got angry, her brevity was frightening. Interpret/Make a Prediction “Mr. Underwood simply thought it was a sin to kill cripples, whether they were standing, sitting, or running away. He compared Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children...” (Lee 323) Interpretation/Making a Prediction Even though Mr. Underwood was apparently still on Atticus's side, it was difficult to s 'expect him to take pity on Tom when he was shot. Like Mr. Underwood, I predict that there will be increasing awareness of injustice toward blacks in Maycomb and the rest of the South. It is very strange and unusual to see someone who does not automatically consider themselves inferior to black people in this era. This is why Atticus is seen as so distinct from most of his community at this time. By continuing to pity Tom after already helping Atticus when the gang was going to attack him at the courthouse, Mr. Underwood both shows his respectability towards Atticus and represents a beginning of change in society. Given that he is the author of the diary, he seems... middle of paper ......uth to fully understand that it is typical to act superior to those with colored skin. All Dill sees is one man being rude to another, simply because of the color of his skin. While Atticus makes it clear to everyone in court that it was almost impossible for Tom Robinson to beat Mayella, he still loses the case simply because he was a black man against a white woman. Lee adds: "Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." (Lee 323) This shows how it didn't matter what Tom was actually doing or why Mayella was screaming, but just by the way Tom was looking, they were able to basically blame the rape and beating on Tom. Of course, that wasn't true and he didn't get the justice he deserved, but that didn't matter to Maycomb. All that mattered was the color of his skin and what the white teenager named Mayella Ewell said about him..