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High School - 9th Grade

Why is it important that Mr. Ewell signs his name with his left hand?

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Posted by asdasaaaa on Sunday March 1, 2009 at 5:58 AM and tagged with chapter 17, to kill a mockingbird.

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  1. yarbage
    yarbage Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    It is important that Mr. Ewell sign his name with his left hand, because it proves two things. First, that Mr. Ewell is left-handed. The second thing is that Atticus wants to prove that a left-handed man beat Mayella, which is something that Tom couldn't do with his hand being crippled.

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    Posted by yarbage on Monday March 2, 2009 at 12:47 PM


  2. wwjd Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    This is important because in proving that Bob Ewell is left handed, Atticus also proves that Mr Ewell was probably the person who beat up Mayella. Bob testifies that Mayella's injuries were on the right side of her face. When you punch with your left-hand, you will most likely hit the right side. Tom could not have done it, because his left hand is crippled.

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    Posted by wwjd on Friday March 6, 2009 at 4:37 PM