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"I DESTROYED HIS (EWELL'S) LAST SHRED OF CREDIBILITY AT THAT TRIAL"SHOW HOW ATTICUS DID THIS. WHY THEN WAS TOM ROBINSON FOUND GUILTY?Throughout the courtroom scenes, Tom Robinson's attorney, Atticus Finch, destroys Bob Ewell's "last shred of credibility". He does this by asking a range of provocative questions to Bob and Mayella, which, in reply, gives away uncomfortable knowledge about Bob's home life, which may or may not have been hinted in the initial question. Firstly, Atticus asks Bob Ewell, "Did you, during all this running, run for a doctor?" In response, Bob says, "Wadn't no need to", despite the fact that Tom Robinson had been accused of raping Bob's daughter Mayella. Bob justifies his reason by saying that "If he had it would have cost him five dollars." Subsequently, a thought of doubt begins to embark on an open-minded individual, whether Ewell's concern for his daughter was relevant for the alleged assault. Secondly, Bob seems to react to a simple question in a crude manner. When Atticus asks, "Are you the father of Mayella Ewell?" Bob replies saying, "Well, if I aint I can't do nothing about it, her ma's dead." Thi
The only response she gives is a facial expression of "terror and fury". Mayella believes that she is being mocked by Atticus, as he refers to her as "ma'am" and, "Miss Mayella". Tom Robinson claims that Mayella asked him to, "bust up a chiffarobe" and then she hugged him and kissed him. On the other hand, when Atticus turned away from Mayella, ". "She says she never kissed a grown man before an' she might as well kiss a nigger. Mayella claims that she was screaming the whole time, yet when asked, "Why didn't your screams make them come running" she does not answer. he looked like his stomach hurt" which, in my opinion, shows his feeling of bitterness and anger, because he now knows that it wasn't Tom Robinson that assaulted her, and was most certainly was her father. She says, what her papa do don't count". He never hesitates or delays his answers; neither gives away any signs of deceit in his body language. Through the eyes of Scout, the reader is notified of the style and structure of Atticus' questions. In similarity to the previous testimony, Scout begins to build up an image, an image of Mayella's life. Instead of saying "yes" Ewell feels the need to play the part of a joker, which portrays his lack of understanding during a serious situation.
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