Why Is Bob Ewell So Important In To Kill A Mockingbird

The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a thriller and domestic fiction. Scout is six years old when going through racism with her older brother Jem, while their father, Atticus Finch, helps out a fellow black man by being his lawyer because Bob Ewell has blamed the crime of raping his daughter on Tom. The town of Maycomb has a few other secrets, like the story of Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose's struggles, and Ewell's case. The mockingbird is often used throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird because it resembles the theme that you shouldn’t bother with something that doesn’t bother you. The characters who best resemble a mockingbird are Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Jem and Scout. Throughout the book, Atticus resembles a mockingbird. For example, he sees the best in everyone, values everyone's life, and puts himself in others' shoes to

One way is when judged by the public because Bob Ewell has blamed a crime on Tom, an innocent man. Bob gets most of the town to be on his side and believe his side of the story that Tom raped Bob’s daughter, Mayella Ewell. During the trial, Tom says, “‘She reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of th’ face. She says she has never kissed a grown man before. I say Miss Mayella lemme outa here an’ tried to run but she got her back to the door an’ I’da had to push her. I didn’t wanta harm her’” (221). This statement from the court case proves his innocence and that Mayella went down onto Tom. The verdict doesn't go in favor of Tom so, Bob Ewell is killing a mockingbird because Tom gets to the point where he is tired of fighting for his life because of his race, so he tries to climb the electric fence and dies. Some say he was trying to escape but didn’t succeed because of his injured arm. It becomes clear that the incident was more like a suicide. This proves that Bob has put a helpless man to his death. This is how Tom Robinson resembles a