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I, Atticus Finch have had an eventful life as a lawyer. My wife died when my children, Jem and Scout, were young. My children were sort of trouble makers. They would harass the neighbor man, Mr. Arthur Radley.  It all started when my neighbor’s nephew came to visit for the summer. He was curious about Mr. Radley. They tried to stick notes to his window. They made up a game about him, which I caught them playing and put an end to. Then one night they were creeping through his back yard. His dad shot at them. All the neighbors heard it and went to see what happened. They said he was shooting at a Negro in his garden. I knew it was my children because they came to the scene after everyone else. My son was missing his pants and said he lost them playing strip poker. I knew this was not true.  I had very difficult case I was dealing with. It was a case where a black man, Tom Robinson, allegedly raped a white woman. People did not just disrespect me for defending a black man. They told my children that I was defending a “nigger”. It was one thing to say it to me, but to say it to my children was another. It got my son, Jem, in trouble. The one old lady down the road called me a name. Jem then ripped out all her flowers. I found out about it and made him go apologize. He then had to read to her. My daughter Scout almost fought someone because of name calling.  My sister Alexandra came to live with us to make Scout more lady like. Scout was not happy about this. She and her aunt did not think the same. Alexandra stayed throughout the trial.  The trial was another story. Many people got mad over the trial. For example Bob Ewell was mad because I accused him of abusing his daughter. Tom Robinson was accused of raping his daughter, Mayella. Tom Robinson was found guilty. We all knew he was not guilty, but since he was black he was found guilty. We all knew he would not win with an all white jury.  The next day Bob Ewell and I met on a street corner. He spit in my face and said he would get me as long as he lived. I did not think this was a threat. I went on about my life.  One day after Tom Robinson was in jail I found out he had been shot. He had tried to escape from jail and did not stop when they told him to so they shot him. I took my maid with me to tell his wife. His wife later got a job with the man her husband had worked for. She had to walk past the Ewell’s to get to her job. She said Mr. Ewell threw stuff at her. Her employer told him to stop and he did.  One time on the way home from a play Bob Ewell attacked Scout and Jem. They fought and he broke Jem’s arm. Scout was saved because she was still wearing her ham costume. He had hurt Jem bad, but himself worse. He fell on his knife and killed himself. Mr. Arthur Radley brought Jem home. This was the neighbor Jem and Scout were so interested in. Overall my life in Maycomb County has been very interesting.