What Is Bob Ewell's Perspective In To Kill A Mockingbird

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CRT #1 Perspective is the way in which we see the world, it is how we perceive the issues of our world based on the moments we have experienced throughout our lives. It is these experiences that have shaped what we think and how we feel, it forms the beliefs people have. In the Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee demonstrates the significance that one’s perspective plays on affecting personal beliefs. She demonstrates this by exploring the lives and points of view of The Ewells, The children, and the common people of Maycomb.
To begin, Harper Lee predominantly explored the world through the eyes of the children, Scout, Dill and Jem. Their youth and the environment in which they have grown up in have made their beliefs far different …show more content…

The Ewells have the most hatred, and have had the hardest lives of all the people of Maycomb. They have lived beneath most people, living off welfare, and not being able to enjoy the good lives of others. Their lives have been filled with misery and hatred, and there is only one community that they can express their anger towards, The black community. People like Bob Ewell resent many for their situation, taking the memories of their anguishes and using it to fuel their beliefs of hatred. While most others have had mixed experiences, they have had mostly experiences of misery. As a result, this makes their personal belief based off of anger and misery. Bob Ewell’s want for a feeling of power can only be satisfied by belittling anyone he can. The whole Tom Robinson case sprung because Bob Ewell needed to stay above the blacks, so that he could still have what little power he had. If word around the town had been that his daughter seduced a black man, they would be shunned even more than they were. “So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that's something I'll gladly take. He had to take it out on somebody and I'd rather it be me”. Atticus says this after Bob Ewell confronts him and spits in his face, but rather than bursting into rage, he keeps calm, as he knows now that the trial is over, Bob Ewell has lost all respect he had, and so his anger must be directed