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Where do the Ewell’s live, and what does that say about their social position in Maycomb county?

Chapter 17 / To Kill A Mockingbird

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They live behind the town dump. Economically and socially, they are at the bottom among Maycomb's white population.

Step-by-step explanation:

In "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, the Ewells are a poor white family living in a shack behind the town dump. They would even go to the dump to look for food, water, and anything of value they could find. They living in those conditions and in that area makes it clear that they are from the lowest class of Maycomb's white population.

Mayella Violet Ewell is the one who accuses Tom Robinson, and her father, Bob Ewell, claims he witnessed when Tom attacked her.

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