ng the town that Bob fell onto his knife. Mr. Tate recognized Arthur's intention of saving the kids and was thankful for what he did. He believed that "taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight" (Lee, 1960, 279) was a sin. The sheriff therefore stood up for Arthur and persuaded Atticus to bend the laws to protect Arthur. Arthur, as a victim of social discrimination, was made fun of by a fe
...