Reverend Sykes tells Scout her father is dying. He tells her in the court room "Stand up Ms Jean Louise, your father is passing.". This is also the time that Atticus Finch leaves the court room.
Reverend Sykes tells the children to stand up in the courtroom during the trial of Tom Robinson as a sign of respect for their father, Atticus Finch. He wants them to show support and acknowledge their father's efforts in defending Tom.
Because her father (Atticus) has just served Tom Robinson justice for not raping Mayella Ewell. Reverend Sykes tells Scout to stand up as a sign of respect for her father as well.
He asked her to stand because it means your giving respect back to that person
Stand up your father is passin
Uncle Podger invites the children to sit in the black balcony.
Reverend Sykes threatened to have Lula removed from the church if she continued to disrupt the congregation during the service.
They sit with the colored people, along with Reverend Sykes, on the balcony.
The four men give up their seats for Jem, Scout, Dill, and Reverend Sykes because Reverend Sykes tells them to show respect for the children and lets them know that they are Atticus Finch's children. This respect for Atticus and his family prompts the men to offer their seats.
Reverend Sykes is Calpurnia's reverend at her church, First Purchase.
Reverend Sykes comments that the court is the only place where a black man stands a chance, indicating his belief that the legal system offers some hope for justice and fairness in a society where racial discrimination is rampant.
Reverend Sykes is the pastor of the Negro church in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." He is respected and plays a significant role in the African American community of Maycomb.
The children, Scout and Jem, go to the courthouse to watch Tom Robinson's trial. They are accompanied by Reverend Sykes, their housekeeper Calpurnia, and other members of the African American community.
He has never experienced the jury to take favour to a black person
Reverend Sykes
Reverend Sykes is a black character in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. He is the minister of First Purchase African M.E. Church in Maycomb County.
They go to the upper gallery of the court room. The Rev. makes room for them in the front row of the balcony.