To Kill A Mockingbird (Pages 259-277)

In the story, we meet a man named Mr. Raymond, who is very kind to the black people, which was looked down upon by society. They say he always carries around a paper sack, which they assumed he used to drink alcohol in. They learn otherwise when Mr. Raymond offers Dill some of his drink and Dill accepts only to learn that the drink is really Coca-Cola. He explains to the children that he only carries around the paper bag to make it appear that he is drunk all the time, which would explain for his actions towards the blacks in general. When people see the sack, they assume he is too drunk to know any better than to treat the blacks with just as much respect as the whites. A few days later, the entire black community has loads of food placed on the doorstep of Atticus' house in order to thank him for defeneding an innocent man in Tom Robinson. Although he was found guilty, Atticus tried his absolute best to protect Tom by any means necessary, and the black community respects him for that. Later that day, the children learn that Bob Ewell called out Atticus around town, spat on him, and called for his revenge in the future.
I imagine that the children in the book have a great sense of pride towards their father in that he is a truely great man, and defends a man he knows is innocent. When they hear the news about Bob spitting on their father, I'm sure they're first response is only to hate Bob more, yet they should really feel sorry for him. By the end of the book they do. Bob is a pitiful man who's life is headed south. The children realize the importance of their father to the community, to Tom, and to themselves. He reminds me alot of my own father, a great man who would go to extreme measures to do what is right.