To Kill a Mockingbird

What explanation does Atticus give as to why he is neither afraid of Bob Ewell nor willing to fight him or carry a gun?

What explanation does Atticus give as to why he is neither afraid of Bob Ewell nor willing to fight him or carry a gun?

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Atticus feels Ewell is more bark than bite. Atticus will not give Ewell any satisfaction by carrying a gun. Ewell must disappear back into obscurity without changing anyone. 

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