What does Atticus think happened out there in the dark under the tree?
Atticus thinks that Jem stabbed Bob Ewell at first. Jem’s arm is badly broken. At the end of the scuffle, Bob Ewell is dead. When Atticus hears what happened, he assumes that Jem killed Bob Ewell defending Scout.
Who did Atticus think killed Bob?
Atticus thinks that Jem killed Bob Ewell in the course of the struggle.
What does Atticus think about the attack?
Atticus feels that Bob Ewell has desired revenge against him, but he cannot believe that Ewell would harm his children; on the other hand, Sheriff Tate sums up Ewell as a “low-down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children.”
What did Atticus think happened to Bob Ewell?
Who killed Bob Ewell? Atticus thinks … that Jem got a hold of Bob’s knife and killed Bob in self- defense. Heck Tate thinks … that Bob Ewell fell on his knife and killed himself. Scout tells Atticus that she understands why Heck Tate did what he did.
Why did Atticus want to cover up his son’s murder?
Atticus does not want to cover up his son stabbing and killing a man. Heck tells Atticus that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife. He killed himself. Atticus insists that he does not want what Jem did covered up.
What did Heck and Atticus argue about on the porch?
While they were on the porch, Heck and Atticus argued about what must have happened to Bob Ewell. Heck insisted that Ewell fell on his own knife, but Atticus was adamant that Jem had killed Ewell in the struggle.
Why did Atticus tell Heck to kill Jem?
This shows that Atticus will only tell the truth and what he believes is right, even when it involves his own children. It becomes clearer as Heck explains why he is saying that Bob Ewell ‘fell’ on his knife. When Heck says “God damn it, Im not thinking of Jem!” he makes it very clear that he knows Jem didn’t kill Bob.
Who does Atticus think caused Bob Ewell’s death in to kill?
At the end of the scuffle, Bob Ewell is dead. When Atticus hears what happened, he assumes that Jem killed Bob Ewell defending Scout. Atticus pushed up his glasses and pressed his fingers to his eyes. “Jem’s not quite thirteen… no, he’s already thirteen- I can’t remember.