Bob Ewell

1. beliefs and values

1.1. Believes that white people are better than black

2. textual issues

2.1. Wrongfully accusing Tom Robinson of rape

2.2. When he attempts to kill Jem and Scout

2.3. "Well if i ain't i cant do nothing about it now, her ma's dead"

2.4. He stalks Tom's wife, Helen

3. appearance

3.1. poor

3.2. drunk

3.3. dirty, he doesn't normally take baths

3.4. his nose was thin, pointed, and shiny

3.5. he had no chin to speak of

4. motivated by

4.1. Hate, Anger

4.2. prejudice against blacks

4.3. He tried to kill Scout & Jem because he was angry at Atticus for making him look like a fool

5. how others see him

5.1. a drunk

5.2. unemployed, poor

5.3. Father of eight kids

5.4. Lives behind Maycomb's dump

5.5. uneducated "would you spell our first name?" "don't know how"

5.6. disgrace of maycomb for three generations

5.7. Although many people dislike him, they still pity him as he as lost his wife

5.8. scout thinks he looks like a freshly scrubbed rooster

5.9. lonely

5.10. socially unacceptable

5.11. he is the epitome of 'trash'

5.12. Maycombs poorest family

6. acts like

6.1. he doesnt care about anything, he is drunk

6.2. irresponsible parent; fails to send his children to school

6.3. racist, angry and hateful to everyone he encounters