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Who Is Bob Ewell Biased In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Maycomb court system is totally biased in a discriminatory way. The case of Tom Robinson, if it had not been in this court with its racist jurors, would certainly have not ended the way it did. It only ended the way it did because of peer-pressure, a scared victim being manipulated and believed, and an honest man not. Through her testimony, Mayella Ewell constantly lied. At one point, she even goes as far as to say that Tom “chucked me on the floor” and “hit me agin an’ agin.” but retracts the rather extreme statements after a time saying that “I just don’t remember”. Besides her outright lying, there was evidence to believe that she was being threatened by her father, Bob Ewell. She is very nervous throughout the entire trial, especially when she speaks of Bob. She has very likely been abused before on many other occasions, even being called a “damned whore” by her father. Lastly, she swore, “my father has never touched a hair o’my head in my life” even though we have just proved her incredible due to her lying out of fear. …show more content…

Link Deas, whom he had “worked honestly for” for many years. This also contradicts Mayella’s statements by proving Tom was incapable of strangling her with both hands. He also has a reason for wanting to help Mayella. “I was glad to do it,” Tom said in reference to busting up the chifforobe, “Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her none”, which fits his character as a kind person whom would help someone in need, not even a for a

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When it is time for the trial to take place, Atticus forbids the kids from coming to it. This does not stop the children, however, as they show up and sit in the colored balcony with Calpurnia's, (the maid) pastor, Reverend Sykes. During the trial, Atticus demines the Ewell's credibility by proving that they are lying. During Tom's testimony, Atticus shows that Mayella was the one that advanced on Tom, and when Bob Ewell found this, he beat her. Atticus shows this through a few ways: First, he asks Tom Robinson to stand up and it is obvious that he could not have done it to Mayella; his left arm is a lot shorter than his right arm.

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During the trial, Tom always told the whole truth in the most positive way he could instead of trying to be rude to the Ewells. He said the truth about Mayella attacking him because she supposedly wanted to be with a man. Although, Tom understood that the court would judge her for trying to kiss an African American man.

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In the argument between Mr.Gilmer and Atticus In to kill a mockingbird about Tom Robinson being found guilty for raping Mayella. There was impressive work of rhetorical analysis (Logos, Pathos, and Ethos). This argument takes place in a courthouse in Maycomb which if packed with the people of Maycomb. The argument between Atticus and Mr.Gilmer was about Tom Robinson to find out if he truly raped and abused Mayella. In the argument between them both used Logos, Ethos, and Pathos.

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The Mistreatment of Tom Robinson Tom Robinson was a falsy accused man, all because of the community's biased opinion. Tom Robinson’s court case was shown in the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Tom Robinson, was accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell. Since the town of Maycomb thinks all African Americans are harmful, it is nearly impossible for him to win this court case. Even though the evidence did not line up to where it could not possibly be Tom, he still lost.

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Imagine being accused of rape by an old racist drunk, that is what happened to Tom Robinson because of Bob Ewell in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Bob Ewell is a very obsessive and dangerous man. Bob lives behind the town dump next to the black community. One of the main traits that describes Bob Ewell is that he is dangerous. One of the first things Bob does after the court case threatens Atticus in front of the post office when he says “Too proud to fight, you n- lovin bastard?”(Lee,217) this quote shows how dangerous Bob Ewell is going through town threatening Atticus Finch and trying to get Atticus to fight him.

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