What alternative account of the events of November 21 is Atticus suggesting took place when he asks Mayella, “What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense of it”? Does he have sufficient evidence for this suggestion? Why

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To Kill a Mockingbird

What alternative account of the events of November 21 is Atticus suggesting took place when he asks Mayella, “What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense of it”? Does he have sufficient evidence for this suggestion? Why

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Asked by Carlos M #652090 on 5/11/2017 11:42 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 5/12/2017 12:55 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 5/12/2017 12:55 AM

Atticus is implying that Bob Ewell rapes his own daughter. When he saw Tom Robinson in the house, he knew he could put the blame of his own heinous crimes on an innocent black man without anybody challenging him on it.

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