New Characters
Mr. Gilmer: the solicitor.
Robert E. Lee Ewell: the father of the victim of Tom’s alleged rape.
Summary
Chapter 17 is a record of the court proceedings as told from Scout’s point of view. The reader hears Mr. Tate tell about the day he was called to see Mayella. Mr. Ewell, the father of the victim allegedly raped by Tom, is also cross-examined. He testifies that he saw Tom raping Mayella.
Reverend Sykes wants to send Scout home when Ewell describes certain explicit parts of the alleged rape, but Jem...
Source: MAXnotes to To Kill a Mockingbird, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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