In Chapter 28, Scout and Jem are walking home from Maycomb's Halloween festival when they are attacked by Bob Ewell. During the struggle, Jem is thrown to the ground and breaks his arm. Scout, in an effort to escape, runs right into Bob Ewell, and she feels him try to squeeze the breath out of her. Suddenly, Bob Ewell is jerked backward and falls to the ground. Scout is tangled in her ham costume and...
In Chapter 28, Scout and Jem are walking home from Maycomb's Halloween festival when they are attacked by Bob Ewell. During the struggle, Jem is thrown to the ground and breaks his arm. Scout, in an effort to escape, runs right into Bob Ewell, and she feels him try to squeeze the breath out of her. Suddenly, Bob Ewell is jerked backward and falls to the ground. Scout is tangled in her ham costume and cannot clearly see what is going on around her. After the struggle is over, Scout is finally able to make out the figure of a man carrying Jem towards her home. When Scout returns home, she tells Sheriff Tate and Atticus what happened. Sheriff Tate examines Scout's ham costume and points out a long, thin gash in its fabric. Tate comments, "This thing probably saved her life" (Lee 165). According to Sheriff Tate, Scout's ham costume, which was made from chicken wire and fabric, saved her from being stabbed. Boo Radley also came to Scout's aid by wrestling Bob Ewell away.
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