To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 27 Summary and Analysis

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Ruth Jones: the welfare woman who says Mr. Ewell accused Atticus of getting his job.

Mrs. Crenshaw: the local seamstress.

The Barber sisters: two deaf and elderly women who live together.

Summary
Chapter 27 describes three unusual events: Mr. Ewell gets a job and accuses Atticus of causing him to lose it; someone tries to break into Judge Taylor’s house; and when Helen Robinson goes to work for Link Deas, the Ewell family throws rocks at her as she walks past their home. Mr. Deas faces Mr. Ewell down and tells him to leave Helen alone.

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