Arthur Radley Lasting

Bob Ewell is a wretched, two-faced, conniving most unworthy person to have the gift of life in all of Alabama. He drinks a lot, does not bother to work, and he just collects welfare checks and spends them on alcohol. Harper Lee wrote, “a little bantam cock of a man . . . A shock of wispy new-washed hair stood up from his forehead; his nose was thin, pointed, and shiny; he had no chin to speak of—it seemed to be part of his crepey neck”(Lee 227) Harper describes Bob Ewell as a apathetic, tipsy, Neanderthal that can’t keep a job to save his skin. During Tom Robinson’s trial Bob Ewell tried to say that he beat his daughter Mayella and then raped her; when in in reality Bob Ewell is the one who beat Mayella. Another reason Bob Ewell is terrible person is at the end of the story when he tried to kill Scout and Jem. Harper Lee had wrote, “What is it, Heck? Said Atticus. Mr. Tate found his neck and rubbed it. Bob Ewell’s lyin’ on the ground under that tree down yonder with a kitchen knife stuck up under his ribs. He’s dead, Mr. Finch. (Lee 357). Mr. Ewell had aimed to kill Scout and Jem but Mr. Author James Radley, more commonly known as Boo Radley, saved their lives. Mr. Ewell was mad at Atticus because he knew that it wasn’t Tom who beat Mayella and raped her, so Bob Ewell saw that he could get back at Atticus by taking the lives if the two most important people in the world to him. Bob Ewell illustrates the dark side of

The indecency of Bob Ewell towards Atticus Finch is unprecedented among two white men in Maycomb. Stephanie Crawford, the town’s gossip, is quick to reveal the events upon the townspeople. By spitting on and cursing Atticus, Bob Ewell only began his bit of rage. Of course, Atticus took this in the best way possible, thinking in favor of Mayella. “‘Jem see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes for a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does. So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take.” (Lee 218). Considering he had completely destroyed Bob Ewell’s

This family member feels ashamed because of Atticus’ choice. He is labeled in his family for doing his job, thus making him a mockingbird. Atticus was also attacked through his children. Bob Ewell attacked Atticus’ children to get back at Atticus for being a lawyer to protect a black man. “Heck, Atticus Finch. Someone’s been after my children” (Lee 263). This tells us that Bob is attacking Atticus’ children, from the anger he has for Atticus. Atticus did nothing to receive this pain, which proves he is an innocent man. As well is Atticus being a victim of unfair violence and judgment, Boo Radley is treated unfair in this same society.

Atticus was assigned Tom Robinson in the case against Bob Ewell, and in the process he was an example to both his children and the town as an honorable lawyer. When Bob Ewell brought a case to court claiming his white daughter had been raped by black Tom Robinson, almost everyone assumed the jury would charge Robinson guilty; however, Atticus hoped for a different outcome. Atticus firmly believed his client was innocent, contrary to the public’s beliefs. Because Atticus was highly respected as a lawyer, this case caused a riff between the town. As Tom awaited his trial in the county jail, Atticus spent the night guarded the door to the cell. A group of perturbed men soon ambushed Atticus and demanded to see the prisoner. “You know what we want,” another man said. “Get aside from the door, Mr. Finch (153).” In this situation, Atticus displayed honor through risking his life so an innocent black man was not killed. Even though he lost respect among his some neighbors, Atticus was honorable in his actions and stayed true to

233). Atticus faces discrimination from almost the entire town of Maycomb for his decision to defend Tom Robinson. Mrs.Dubose’s comment is not the only racist one made to Atticus throughout the story. In the same way, Scout discriminates against Bob when she comments on Bob’s ability to comprehend what Judge Taylor had said to him. Judge Taylor uses advanced language and Scout assumes Ewell does not understand it because he did not finish school. Atticus and Bob both experience others judging them. Although Bob was not directly called a name, many comments are made about him behind his back. Given these points, it is clear that Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell display similarities.

When Bob Ewell first takes the stand it is obvious to all that he is a wasted human being (Lee 230). Harper Lee crafts his image as a man who has no purpose in life, a drunken individual with flagrant disrespect for his own children. But this same image of Mr. Ewell asks the reader for empathy. Initially, one detests him. How could he risk a man’s life simply to hide the fact that he beat his daughter? When Atticus defends Mr. Robinson, he makes this moral dilemma clear to everyone inside the courthouse. But after the trial, Atticus understands that he has ruined this man’s reputation for life. Because he understands Bob Ewell’s unfortunate circumstances, he feels no hatred when the man spits upon him. Atticus’s principled stance even applies to men like Hitler. When Scout asks “But it’s okay to hate Hitler [sic]?” after school one day, Atticus responds: “It is not. It’s not okay to hate anybody” (Lee 330). This word of wisdom comes from Atticus understanding that Hitler has his own personal

To confirm Scout’s thoughts on Maycomb’s citizens as being different than they portray, she goes through a heart-stopping event. After the trial, Mr. Ewell was upset with Atticus for Atticus had tried to pin the rape on Mr. Ewell. In Mr. Ewell’s mind, he had to get back at Atticus some way in order to ‘teach him a lesson’ even if it meant risking his own life. One evening as Jem and Scout were walking home, something spine-chilling took place. “Bob Ewell’s lyin’ on the ground under that tree down yonder with a kitchen knife stuck up under his ribs. He’s dead, Mr. Finch.” (357). Scout’s life had flashed before her eyes. One minute her and Jem are wandering home from school and the next they’re being chased down by Bob Ewell. For two young kids

He rapes and abuses his daughter, Mayella. Even gets drunk to the point that his children have to depend on hunting in order to gather food. “When a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains.” Maycom provides a hunting season for the children not to suffer from hunger. Then Tom Robinson explained how Mayella managed to give children enough money to buy ice cream. “Took me a slap year to save seb’m nickels, but I done it. This quote illustrates Mayella while saving up for her siblings treat had to handle her father’s abuse frequently. . “Low down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children. Heck tate with these simple words described Bob Ewell well with not wanting to confront Atticus, but instead going after his children for the sake of Bob wanting

Throughout Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the reader surveys multiple personalities of different characters mentioned. These personalities vary greatly in meaning. In the novel, Lee has emphasized the importance of Atticus. The reader can deduce Atticus’ significance from the emphasis of his loyalty to his work and his family. Furthermore, with evidence of Atticus’ perseverance and experience, the audience can come to the conclusion that Atticus plays a crucial role in clarifying the meaning of the novel.

To start off, Maycomb County has a very tight knit group of people. Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch are similar by the means that they are seen as odd. The people of Maycomb all see Bob Ewell as someone who does not fit in based on his actions and his ancestor’s reputation. When Scout is confused as to why the Ewells do not have to

Bob Ewell’s  threats kinda are a little worrisome to everyone except Atticus. Atticus tells Jem and Scout that because he made Ewell look like a fool, Ewell needed to get revenge. Now that Ewell has gotten that vengefulness out of his system, Atticus expects no more trouble. Aunt Alexandra and the children remain worried. Meanwhile, Tom Robinson has been sent to another prison seventy miles away while his appeal winds through the court system. Atticus feels that his client has a good chance of being

The ewells have won the case, and Atticus has gotten over losing. Atticus was coming home from work and was confronted by bob ewell. He was spit on and threatened to be killed by Bob. On the novel Lee stated, “So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take.” (lee 254). Ever since Mayella won the case, Bob has been out to get Atticus and everyone he loves. Jem and Scout went to a play that Scout was in and after the play finished, they made their way home. On the way home, they thought someone was following them, dismissing it as a friend, they ignored it and excused it as having a tricked played on them. They soon found out that it was not their friend and someone was chasing them. They were attacked and Jem and Scout were both hurt. Lee stated, “Then they stopped. He was running, running toward us with no child’s steps. “Run, Scout! Run! Run!” Jem screamed.” (Lee 203). Though this is not Atticus in particularly in danger, it does affect him majorly. By becoming involved in this case, Atticus is putting both of his kids in danger. This could have been resolved and not have been worried about if he did not take part in the case for Tom Robinson. For becoming involved, he is putting danger and constant worry among many other people’s shoulders. At the beginning of the case before the trial, the word had

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a famous award winning best seller published in 1960 and has became a classic novel in modern American Literature. A work by Harper Lee that was translated in more than 40 languages. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the reader discovers the good and evil through an innocent child’s eyes; which demonstrates the fault in our society, as seen by Scout, Jem, Dill and the famous Boo Radley. To begin, for as long as they can remember, Boo Radley has been locked up in his house; even though they have never seen him, the children love to invent stories about him in order to satisfy their imagination and play, however their opinion about him soon changes just as they learn about the faults in our society.

Bob Ewell accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter, Mr. Ewell knows that Mr. Robinson did not rape his daughter, in reality, his daughter was the aggressor. Mr. Ewell tells the police that his daughter was beaten up on the right side which means the attacker is left handed. The trial makes it to court and Atticus shows the jury Tom’s left arm which is inoperable because his arm got stuck in a machine when he was younger. Mr. Ewell was called up to the stand and Atticus points out that Bob is left-handed and drinks a lot, maybe Bob beat his daughter up because she tried to seduce a black man. At the end of the trial, “Judge Taylor was polling the jury: “Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…””(Lee 211). Scout learns that no matter how much

Bob Ewell wanted revenge on Atticus because he was humiliated in front of everyone when Atticus said that Mayella was lying about Tom Robinson raping and beating her. What got Bob furious is when Atticus hinted that Bob Ewell was the one who was doing inappropriate thing with his daughter, and because of this Bob Ewell decided to go after Atticus’s children, Jem and Scout. He slowly squeezed the breath out of me. I could not move.