Atticus listens for key details that can be used against the prosecutor.
“Atticus sometimes said that one way to tell whether a witness was lying or telling the truth was to listen rather than watch.” pg 215
Atticus asks small questions that form the bigger picture in the end.
“Slowly but surely I began to see a pattern of Atticus’s question: from questions that Mr.Gilmer did not deem sufficiently irrelevant or immaterial to object to, Atticus was quietly building up before the jury a picture of the Ewells home life.” pg 208
Atticus uses what seems to be innocent questions to expose Mr.Ewell and prove a bigger point, which is him beating Mayella.
“Are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell?” “I positively am not, I can’t use one hand as good as the other.”
I believe that Atticus took his jacket and tie off because he wanted to show it was a very simple case and that he really believed this man was innocent.
“... He unbuttoned his vest, unbuttoned his collar, loosened his tie, and took off his coat.” Pg 230
Atticus uses penetrating questions to expose the other person. He ask questions that make the answer expose themselves making himself look good and prove a point.
“But did you call the doctor” “No sir”. He used this to expose the other person.
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