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Who does Atticus believe has killed Bob Ewell?
Jem
Atticus, who believes Jem is the one who killed Bob, thinks Heck wants to cover up the truth to protect Jem. Atticus is adamantly against lying to protect Jem. He thinks that protecting Jem from the law will undermine Atticus’s relationship with his children and everything that he has taught them.
Why does Atticus think Jem killed Mr Ewell?
Atticus initially believes that Sheriff Tate is attempting to cover up Jem’s role in Bob Ewell’s death and refuses to allow Tate to protect Jem. As a morally upright man, Atticus has tried his best to raise his children with integrity and does not want to let them down as a parent.
Who does Heck Tate say killed Mr Ewell?
Arthur (Boo) Radley
At the end of To Kill a Mockingbird, Heck Tate decides to cover up the truth of how Bob Ewell died. Instead of publicly admitting that Arthur (Boo) Radley killed Ewell in an attempt to save Scout and Jem, the sheriff decides to lie and say that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife.
What does Atticus finally realize?
What does Atticus finally realize? Atticus finally realizes that the man who saved his children was Boo Radley. Basically, Scout is comparing Boo Radley to a mockingbird.
Did Atticus think Jem killed Bob Ewell?
Atticus is convinced that it was Jem who killed Bob Ewell during Bob’s retaliatory attack upon the children. In Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Sheriff Tate, Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley sit on the porch while, in the bedroom, Dr. Reynolds sets Jem’s broken arm.
How does Mr Tate say Bob Ewell was killed?
Atticus thinks that Jem killed Bob Ewell. How does Heck Tate say that Ewell was killed? Heck Tate says that Mr. Ewell fell on his own knife and killed himself.
Why was Bob Ewell killed?
Bob Ewell dies as a result of being stabbed in the ribs with a kitchen knife. When Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the Maycomb Halloween festival, Boo Radley intervenes and ends up saving the children by fighting Bob Ewell.
Who does Atticus believe killed Bob Ewell in to kill a Mockingbird?
Atticus does believe that Jem killed Bob Ewell. He tells Sheriff Tate that Scout said that Jem got up and yanked Ewell off her, and “he [Jem] probably took Ewell’s knife somehow in the dark. “Heck . . .
How did Jem get the knife from Bob Ewell?
It was Boo Radley. The sheriff had already told Atticus that Bob Ewell was dead. He was under some trees with a kitchen knife stuck just under his ribs. For some reason, Atticus thinks Jem killed Bob Ewell. He somehow got the knife out of Bob’s hands and used it against him….
Why does Heck Tate think Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell?
Heck Tate thinks differently. He is convinced that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell to defend the children. Boo Radley is a sensitive and shy man, and would not like anyone to know what he did. Heck Tate is aware of this, and decides to say that Bob Ewell fell on his knife.
What happens in Chapter 30 of to kill a Mockingbird?
In Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird , Sheriff Tate, Atticus, Scout, and Boo Radley sit on the porch while, in the bedroom, Dr. Reynolds sets Jem’s broken arm. Atticus tells the sheriff that the incident of the night will be presented in county court. “What will, Mr. Finch?” “Mr. Finch, do you think Jem killed Bob Ewell? Do you think that?”