In To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Atticus believe Bob Ewell's threats are harmless?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Atticus believe Bob Ewell's threats are harmless?

Asked by Nazifa T #417132 on 1/14/2015 10:17 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/14/2015 10:26 PM

Atticus feels that Bob Ewell's threats are all bark and no bite. Atticus knows that Bob has been humiliated and that spitting at him is the only way that he knows to save face.

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