To Kill a Mockingbird
wh atticus want to ewel write his name
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By having Bob Ewel write his name down, it can be proven that he is left handed. And because Mayella was hit on the right side of her face, it proves that Bob Ewel was the one who beat Mayella because whoever hit her also was left handed.
Me (my memory from reading the book two years ago, and general knowledge)