What are the different ways Bob Ewell continues to be a problem in Maycomb? Why do you think this is important? Baron L.

Bob Ewell continues to be a problem in Maycomb because of the grudge he has against everyone that embarrassed him in court. Even though Bob Ewell won the court case and had his one moment to shine,  but after everyone has forgotten about him and he kind of disappeared in the town. Because of this, he has continued to be a problem in Maycomb by trying to somehow have the spotlight once again by bothering people that were involved in the case. Harper Lee includes this in the novel to show that even though Bob Ewell won the case he still is in the same place as he is before. He still lives in a dump and still has the same respect as he did before, little to none. When Link Deas says, “I’ll get you in on Ladies’ Law, so get outa my sight! If you don’t think I mean it, just bother this girl again!” (286). This shows that even the white people of Maycomb dislike Bob Ewell and that his family name will never go up just stay in the same place. Scout’s growth connects to this because she is learning more about the Maycomb way. She learns that even if a family member does a good deed they still are going to be known by their name. 

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  1. leilabpOctober 3, 2019 at 7:35 PM

    Although Bob Ewell won the court case, he thinks that he has the same support he had during the trial. He thinks he can be lazy while doing his job, and nobody will fire him because he "saved the town." Mr. Ewell believes that he earned respect with everyone in Maycomb from winning a case against a black man, but what he doesn't know is that people don't support him, they are racist men who would vote for anybody before voting for a black person. I think Bob Ewell is similar to Miss Stephanie because they both are self-assured and rely on people liking them to feel confident about themselves. I believe that Harper Lee puts these self-centered people in the novel to teach Scout how not everyone is as pure as what she has been exposed to from Atticus.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 4, 2019 at 4:37 AM

    I agree with Baron. Bob Ewell thinks he is the most powerful person in Maycomb. Though, in Scout's mind, he is an overall bad person. He is not a great father nor a great person. Bob abused his daughter and then blamed it on a black person. Along with being abusive, he is a liar and racist. During the trial, Bob is rude and disruptive. He sees the case as an easy-win all because the defendant is black in the 1930's. Because of his skin color, he thinks he is superior above Tom Robinson, although he is the dirtiest, cruelest person in Maycomb. Bob Ewell represents the uneducated part of the town. Bob thinks because he got a black man killed, he is the hero of the town, when in reality it made his impression upon people worse.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 4, 2019 at 9:19 AM

    Even though Bob Ewell won the case, he is continuing to be a problem in Maycomb. Bob Ewell thinks about himself on a very high level, everyone else in Maycomb thinks about him much differently. Bob Ewell is a bad person because after the court case he thinks he can do whatever he wants, he becomes extremely lazy and nonchalant about everything he does. After the trial Bob starts to harass Helen Robinson for no reason. This shows that he is a racist and has no respect for anyone besides from himself. Since Bob enjoyed the spotlight of the court case he continues to do bad things to try to stay in the spotlight but the town is not interested in him anymore. All he is a attention seeking bad person. He will eventually realize that he is not doing anything good and will lash out and realize he's gone crazy. I think Harper Lee has has Bob Ewell be represented as such a bad person to show to Scout that not all people are kind and loving like Atticus, and as she grows up she's going to encounter these types of people. She will need to learn to overcome these people like Atticus has, and to be the bigger person when encountering them.

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