Why did Tom Robinson walk past the Ewell's home?

Answer 1

Because there was no other way for him to get to the fields he worked at, he said so himself during the trial.

Answer 2

Tom Robinson walked past the Ewell's home because it was the quickest route for him to get from his work at the cotton gin to his own house on the outskirts of Maycomb. He had no ill intentions and didn't expect to encounter any trouble by walking that way.

Answer 3

Tom entered the Ewell property to help Mayella Violet Ewell with breaking up the chiffarobe.

Answer 4

Tom passes Mayella Ewell's house every day to go to work or something, and sometimes she asks him to help her with chores.

Answer 5

Every day to go to work, Tom has to walk by the Ewell place. He did not go there deliberately. As he goes by, Mayella often demands he do work for her.

Answer 6

Tom Robinson had to pass by Ewell's house on his way to work. Mayella Ewell would stop him and ask him to do a task for her. Black men could not refuse to help Whites, so Tom would help.

Answer 7

2 fix the door