Robert E. Lee Ewell Psychological Report

Client’s name: Robert E. Lee Ewell

Date of birth: 1880-01-04 (55 years of age)

Client’s house location: Behind the Maycomb garbage dump.

Telephone No: N/A

Referred by: N/A

Psychologist/Examiner(s): Cecilia Stewart and Ava Armbruster.

Physical Appearance: Small body, red face and neck, thin nose, weak chin, crepey neck

Family: Eight children, no spouse (deceased).

Common Phrases: None noticeable

Physical impairments: None

Left handed or right handed?: Left handed

Notes: Mr. Ewell has a tendency to disrespect those of authority. He enjoys when things go the way he wants them to. He is known to drink whiskey, and has displayed some violent tendencies. He is in poverty, and his living situation is suboptimal. He and his family have been described by neighbors as “the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations”, lazy, and neglectful of his children. He is physically and possibly sexually abusive to at least one of his children (his oldest daughter, Mayella Violet Ewell, age 19).

Psychologist’s Final Assessment: Robert E. Lee Ewell is easily angered, impatient, displays abusive tendencies, shows little to no empathy, lawbreaker, sometimes drunk, and neglectful. He is not a suitable guardian and could benefit from psychological assistance.

(Evidence taken from chapters 17-20 of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee)