Harper Lee used this specific conflict, through Atticus and Bob Ewell’s interactions to establish that the barbarians maybe known for their fearlessness for diving head first into battle but the peacemaker can stop a war by using their brains because she wanted us to see what would happen when we lose our self-control, the rage consumes. That is exactly what happened to Bob Ewell when he attacked Atticus’ kids. Since his “last shred of credibility”() got stripped away from him by Atticus in the trial, Bob has not put his rage toward only him, but “ has a grudge against everybody connected to the [Tom Robinson] case” such as Helen Robinson or Scout and Jem() . Although Atticus had put too much faith into human nature and he said that “he’ll
