Does the news about Tom surprise you? Why or why not? Earl

The news about Tom Robinson is not shocking. Given the racial inequalities at the time it is much more likely for a police officer to shoot and kill a black man then a white man. Atticus gets home early from work, he pulls Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra aside: “‘Tom’s dead ...They shot him,’ said Atticus. ‘He was running. It was during their exercise period. They said he just broke into a blind raving charge  at the fence and started climbing over. Right in front of them-’” (268) The trial ended with Mr. Robinson being pronounced guilty because of his race. Harper Lee makes it very obvious that Tom really was not guilty, but because of his race and the prejudice against black people, he had no conceivability to win against a white person. While, Tom Robinson is in jail, he tries to escape by climbing over the fence. He does this because he knows he is not guilty and that there were no chances left, and would be charged for something he did not do. There was no hope left in him and as a consequence he had to make the only decision he had left. He also knew that Mr. Bob Ewell was out to get him in the first place as Tom Robinson was the reason that everyone knew Mr. Ewell beat his daughter. Although he was not successful he still had good intentions because he was not guilty and escaping was the only other way he could be free. If a white man were to try to escape, it would be less likely for a guard to shoot him. Since, it was Tom Robinson, a black man, they racially profiled him. Back in this time, because of racial differences it was much more likely for a white person to shoot, kill, and hurt black citizens then white which displays how it is not a shock this exact same thing happened to Tom Robinson.
What does Mr. Bob Ewell mean when he says one down and two to go? Who are the two? How do you think Helen will react when the whole town knows about the news? Do you think Scout will tell her dad what Jem said or wait in fear of what is to come?

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  1. leilabpOctober 1, 2019 at 5:06 PM

    I think that Bob Ewell is saying that he 'got rid of' one of his goals, but still has two more to go. At first, I thought that one of the two more to go was Atticus, but I could not figure out who the other person was. After more thought, I believe that Mr. Ewell is going to try to cause Atticus as much pain as possible without actually setting a finger on him. I think that he will try to 'get rid of' the two things Atticus loves the most: Jem and Scout. Mr. Ewell saying "one down and two to go" makes me believe that he had something to do with Tom Robinson's death, the third person who Atticus cares about and pains him now that he is dead. By targeting the people Atticus loves the most, Mr. Ewell will pass on the pain and embarrassment that Atticus caused him and his family during the trial. I'm not sure how this will play out, but the journey will teach both Jem and Scout about the real evil in the world and how it will do anything to drive out the good.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2019 at 5:08 PM

    When Bob Ewell says one down two to go, he is implying that his job is not done yet. Atticus made it clear that Bob beats up Mayella and by doing this he is damaging the Ewell reputation even more. The reason Bob Ewell takes this case to court is to boost his reputation, however, even with winning the case, Bob has not achieved his goal. Considering he was not succeful he is going to try to get revenge on the people the hurt his reputation. Mr. Ewell is going after Tom and Atticus, but Tom is dead so now he has Atticus to go after. I still don’t understand the two to go part because who is the other person?

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