prominent themes of the book. At the end of the story Sheriff Tate and Atticus are faced with the decision of how to settle the Bob Ewell murder. Both men come to conclusion that in order to protect Boo from all the publicity he would get after killing Bob‚ they just make it look like Bob fell on his own knife. Boo is supposed to represent the mockingbird. The reason he killed Bob Ewell was save Jem and Scout. The mockingbird symbolizes a sign of peace. Throughout the book Boo was very kind and loving to
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parenting because‚ throughout TKaM‚ he does not lose his patience with his children. While on the other hand‚ there is suspicion that Bob Ewell does the opposite by beating Mayella Ewell‚ his daughter. From the beginning itself‚ Harper Lee makes it clear‚ through a conversation between Miss Maudie Atkinson and Scout‚ that Atticus does not treat his children like Bob Ewell does. Miss Maudie explains to Scout that most people have split personalities; one for at home and one for in public. Scout cuts her
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is a man of action. He will never sit idly by while danger is afoot. He steps in‚ takes charge‚ and does the job right. Atticus is a man the town can call upon when crisis has arisen. One concrete example of this ability would be the Mad Dog incident. Tim Johnson ran rabid in the streets of Maycomb‚ and the man called for the job was none other than Atticus Finch. Atticus solved this problem with one well placed gunshot‚ but this would be only
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trial he knows he is bound to lose‚ his own town didn’t approve of him defending an African American‚ and Atticus knew his children may be at risk. The Trial of Tom Robinson. He is an African American man who was accused of raping 19 year old Mayella Ewell. Atticus knew he was going to lose. He said himself as his daughter Scout asked “Atticus are we gonna win?” Atticus replied with “No Honey.” Atticus knew his town better than most and how many people are set in their ways. The jury wasn’t going to
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great courage for her to take herself off the medication and deal with the consequences. Another character Lee uses to show courage through is Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ who kills Bob Ewell. Boo Radley had been trapped inside his house most of his life and for him to come out and kill Bob Ewell shows he was a brave man. Bob Ewell was trying to harm Scout and Jem when Boo Radley showed up and killed him. Sadly‚ he had already broken Jem’s arm and he was unconscious. Boo Radley displays courage because
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Robinson who had been accused by Bob Ewell of raping his daughter‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson has been charged for rape. The court case took place at the Maycomb County Courthouse and enormous crowd of people‚ both white and blacks‚ turned up to observe the trial. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer and the defence laywer was Atticus Finch. The case was presided over by Judge Taylor and a hand-picked jury. The result of the trial ended in favors of the plaintiffs‚ the Ewell family. The rape took place
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worthy of compassion. Mayella Ewell fears being shunned by society and commits an unvirtuous deed. Mrs Dubose causes Jem and Scout to suffer with her insistent rude and racist comments‚ but carries the weight of battling a morphine addiction on her frail shoulders. Though they may cause suffering to various characters‚ these individuals have suffered themselves‚ or fear a greater consequence by their own mistakes. Antithetically‚ cruel and heartless figures like Bob Ewell have no redeeming qualities
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or killing wild stray animals is the case‚ you built the courage up to do these things. Whether it is moral or not is arguable. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s during the great depression. Many characters such as Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ Bob Ewell‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ and Mrs. Dubose face real world problems. In the novel‚ Harper Lee made the characters
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said that on the night of November 21st Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house‚ where he found Mr. Ewell’s daughter‚ who had been badly beaten. When Mr. Tate asked her who did it‚ she said Tom Robinson‚ and when he asked her if Robinson had raped her‚ she said yes. However he did not call the doctor to check the injuries. When Atticus asked which Mayella’s eye was the black eye‚ he confirmed the girl’s own right eye was injured. Mr. Bob Ewell Mr. Bob Ewell said he came home and heard Mayella screaming
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is trash.” Atticus at this moment is livid at the fact that Bob Ewell won the case and is upset that Tom has to stay in prison because he was cheated by white man. Also he says that white man will eventually “pay the bill for it.” I believe that the realization of the unfair treatment of blacks and also racism is realized at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird when Heck Tate dismisses the case of Bob Ewell’s death. When Heck Tate said that Bob had it coming to him‚ I believe he was feeling bad for the
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