Bob Beat Mayella!

Wow! Reading about Tom Robinson's trial so far makes me nervous! He seems like such a nice man, and I would hate to seem him get convicted for such a horrible crime that he didn't commit! It seems very obvious to me that Mr. Bob Ewell beat his daughter Mayella.

I think Mayella is a very lonely person and that's why she came on to Tom Robinson. Mr. Ewell saw her do this, and beat her. Now the Ewell's are trying to cover it up by saying she was beaten and raped by Tom.

Atticus seems like a very smart lawyer, and hopefully he can prove Tom Robinson innocent. I hated the way Mr. Gilmer talked down to Tom, calling him "boy" when he is 25 years old. I am anxious to get farther into the trial in tomorrow's reading. I'm ready to find out what's next!