Bob Ewell hated .
He hated that he was a white man who defended a black man. He hated that Atticus said that both
he and his daughter, Mayella, were lying about what happened to her. Atticus asked Mayella to
admit in court that her father beat her up. She refused to do so.
Even though
Tom Robinson was convicted of the crime, this was not enough for Bob Ewell. Shortly after the
trial, Bob Ewell came across Atticus outside the post office. He spat in Atticus' face and
"told him hed get him if it took the rest of his life."became worried about his
threat, butwas less concerned.
Near the end of the novel, Jem and Scout
walked home one night from a school pageant. Scout was wearing a bulky ham costume, which made
it hard to move and even see. Jem thought he heard something. They continued walking. They
sensed that they were being followed, but were not overly concerned. Suddenly Jem told Scout to
run. Scout fell, trapped in her costume. Outside, she heard the sounds of...
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