1) he underestimated bob ewell. too naive. "he got it all
out of his system that morning." aunt alexandra tried to warn him. "he seems to have a
permanat running grudge with everyone connected with that case," and even scout and jem
express worry. yet he did not take extra precaution, which led to the
attack.
2) atticus is said to be free of
prejudice, but it is not true. scout identified the flaws of her father and maycomb-
"they gave them christmas baskets,relief cheques at the back of its hand." atticus knew
that the ewell children suffered from abuse- but he didn't do anything about it. he even
treats them like exhibits and showed jem and scout "how the ewells lived." he is no
different from those whites who think the ewells "lived among
pigs."
3) atticus failed as a parent - he
insisted that jem go on trial although he was already traumatized enough from the T.R.
trial. too caught up with his moral values. he also fails to empathize this time with
boo radley.
4) another mistake as a lawyer- he
took the trial personally, when he should have taken it at a professional level. he let
him affect it personally.
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