Bob Ewell doesn't have to explicitly state this as his actions make his hatred clear.
First, he has brought false charges against Tom Robinson (who is proven innocent byalthough not
by the court) claiming Tom has raped his daughter, Mayella. Tom's only crime was stopping to
help a girl in need, but Bob is a racist man who wants Tom punished for daring to assist a white
person.
Bob yells racial slurs about Tom in the courtroom and when he is
questioned about going to get help for Mayella on the night in question, he comments,
Why, I run for Tate quick as I could. I knowed who it was, all
right, lived down yonder in that n*****-nest, passe the house every day. Jedge, I've asked this
county for fifteen year to clean out that nest down yonder, they're dangerous to live around
'sides devaluin' my property
These are perhaps the
most racist remarks Bob makes on the stand. The "they" in question is Tom's family,
whom Bob (a man who cannot even provide adequate shelter and food for...
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