Thursday, May 14, 2015

How does Bob Ewell impact the person Jem is at the end of the novel?Like what kind of stuff does Jem learn from him. Explain in detail please :S

I doubt that Bob Ewell made much impact on Jem. Jem knows him
for what he is: an alcoholic, abusive man who does not take care of his children, his home or
himself. He is universally despised by most of Maycomb's citizens. If anything, Jem would lose
his childhood innocence (if he hadn't already) about adults. To the children, an adult was a
person to be trusted and courteous to. I'm sure Jem never encountered an adult male with no
socially redeeming values until he was attacked by Bob Ewell. Ewell wanted retribution for
Atticus showing the town what kind of man Ewell was while he was on the witness stand. To attack
two children in the dark of night while they were returning home from the haven of a school
function surely would let Jem know that not all adults are created equal.

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