After the trial, Bob Ewell wanted to get revenge on Atticus for trying to show the court that Tom was innocent, and that Bob was the one to harm Mayella, so he spit on him and threatened him. Scout and Jem were scared that Bob Ewell would come back for Atticus, but it would not have been a threat, so they expressed their fear to their father. Atticus told them that Bob did mean to hurt him, but if it saved Mayella from being beaten, he would be glad to take it.
He expressed to Jem that he “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” (Lee 292). Bob Ewell was furious that Atticus was ruining his reputation and ‘made’ him lose his job, causing …show more content…
Even though Bob Ewell could have killed Atticus for what he had caused him, Atticus was glad that it took Bob away from beating his own family. Atticus knew that Mayella and her siblings had not deserved to get beaten by their drunken father. Bob Ewell needed a way to get rid of the rage he was holding in, and he took it out on Atticus instead of his children. Atticus even knew that if Bob beat his own children, that would not prevent himself from harm. No matter what Atticus could do, he would still get hurt by Bob Ewell, but he chose to face the attacks by himself. At the end of the novel, Boo Radley had killed Bob Ewell after attacking Scout and Jem. After Boo had brought injured Jem to the Finch house and saying goodnight to Jem, Scout walks him home. Boo went inside of his house, and Scout had never seen him again. For a moment, she imagined the world from his perspective throughout the seasons with his kids. She then realized that “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 374), and returned home. At the beginning of the book, Scout viewed Boo Radley as a man who only wanted to hurt everyone and looked similar to a monster. Throughout the
He expressed to Jem that he “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” (Lee 292). Bob Ewell was furious that Atticus was ruining his reputation and ‘made’ him lose his job, causing …show more content…
Even though Bob Ewell could have killed Atticus for what he had caused him, Atticus was glad that it took Bob away from beating his own family. Atticus knew that Mayella and her siblings had not deserved to get beaten by their drunken father. Bob Ewell needed a way to get rid of the rage he was holding in, and he took it out on Atticus instead of his children. Atticus even knew that if Bob beat his own children, that would not prevent himself from harm. No matter what Atticus could do, he would still get hurt by Bob Ewell, but he chose to face the attacks by himself. At the end of the novel, Boo Radley had killed Bob Ewell after attacking Scout and Jem. After Boo had brought injured Jem to the Finch house and saying goodnight to Jem, Scout walks him home. Boo went inside of his house, and Scout had never seen him again. For a moment, she imagined the world from his perspective throughout the seasons with his kids. She then realized that “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 374), and returned home. At the beginning of the book, Scout viewed Boo Radley as a man who only wanted to hurt everyone and looked similar to a monster. Throughout the