Jem and Scout sit in the segregated section of the courtroom: in the balcony with the black population of Maycomb. When they first arrive at the courthouse, they can't find seats, and Reverend Sykes offered to take them to the balcony with him.
Scout and Jem end up sitting on the balcony with Reverend Sykes during Tom Robinson's trial due to the crowded courthouse. They witness the trial from a distant and elevated perspective, which provides them with a unique viewpoint on the proceedings.
laura and natasha rock!! and by the way i have know idea ^ this is why you don't trust wikianswers sometimes. but the correct answer is it shows the segregation between the coloured people and black people. How Jem and Scout are white people and disobey the segregation rules and sit with the blacks. Also, how Jem and Scout support their father with this case.
Reverend Sykes takes Scout and Jem up to the balcony to see the trial in "To Kill a Mockingbird." He offers them a spot when there are no seats available on the main floor.
Do you go to my school? We have to answer the same question for tonight's homework... Anyway, I looked it up and the answer is that they sit up in "The Colored balcony" with Reverend Sykes.
Because the children were watching the trial from the blacks balcony.
Most people in maycomb who came to the trial were there to see Tom Robinson or the mockingbird get killed except for atticus scout jem and the black members of the community who were sitting next to jem and scout on the balcony
Jem and Dill are sitting up high in the balcony during the courthouse meeting, as they are not allowed to sit on the main floor with the rest of the adults. They are watching the trial from a distance to better understand what is happening.
Scout, Dill, and Jem sit in the "colored balcony" during the trial, as there is no room for them on the main floor of the courthouse. They watch the proceedings from this segregated section reserved for African Americans.
They go to the courthouse. But, the white section is completely full so Reverend Sykes, the the black preacher at Calpurnia's church invites them to the black balcony where they sit with him.
Children typically sit with the prosecutor or victim's advocate during a trial in order to provide support and ensure their well-being. This arrangement shows the court's concern for the child's comfort and protection during the legal proceedings, and recognizes the potential emotional impact of the trial on the child.
The black Reverend and Dill are with Scout and Jem. They all sit in the first row of the balcony. When Atticus leaves the courtroom, the Reverend insists that Jem and Scout stand in respect for their father.
The children, Scout and Jem, watch Tom Robinson's trial from the colored balcony in the courthouse, sitting with Reverend Sykes. They are able to get in thanks to the kindness of the Reverend, who saves seats for them.