To Kill a Mockingbird

There is great irony in that Bob Ewell considers himself better than his Negro neighbors. How does Harper Lee show this irony?

There is great irony in that Bob Ewell considers himself better than his Negro neighbors. How does Harper Lee show this irony?

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Lee illustrates this irony through Scout, who says the only thing separating Mr. Ewell from the black people around him, in terms of social standing, is that his skin is white.

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