Carey Bob Ewell
by Matt Blanch
1. family
1.1. the father figure of the Ewell family
1.2. the father of mayella, probably abusive towards her
2. role in the story
2.1. Bob leads the story of Tom attacking Mayella as the only witness.
2.2. in reality it appears that after seeing Mayella try to seduce Tom, Bob hits bashes Mayella and then makes up the story of Tom trying to attack her
3. scoial standing
3.1. viewed as a disrespectful vagabond
3.2. the whole family is viewed as "trash"
3.3. they lived past the rubbish dump in a shack, they are further away from town than the dump.
4. personality
4.1. a proud, miserly old man
4.2. tough, disrespectful and bitter
4.3. personifies the dark side of characters during the time. If Atticus is the epitome of a person, then Bob is the antithesis.
