Examples Of External Conflict In To Kill A Mockingbird
Being the last chapters of a book, they are expected to be conflict-free and only offering an optimistic view of the Finch family’s future. Harper Lee, though, had other plans concerning these last chapters. This is an external conflict between Atticus and Heck Tate. Bob Ewell’s rage is not subdued as he intends to obtain revenge in a way or another. To fulfil his vengeance needs he attacks Jem and Scout while they come back from the town-sponsored Halloween parade. Luckily Boo Radley saw everything and killed Bob Ewell, stabbing him “under his ribs” (Lee 357). Tate intends to hide the murder, camouflaging it as an accident or suicide whereby “Bob Ewell fell on his knife” (Lee 366). Atticus argues that hiding the murder would be unethical