To Kill a Mockingbird Writing Assignment Everybody wants power in Maycomb like Mayella Ewell. A searus trial was held between Mayella Ewell a white woman and a Tom Robinson a black who was guilty by a white judge. Because of her race ultimately makes her powerful. Do to her being poor it make people avoid talking to her. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin.”(Doc. A). The Ewells are so poor the live behind in a cabin that was made for blacks. “White people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs”.(Doc.E). According to Tom Robinson he expand that in result of them been poor the white sayed away from them. Her power is very limited to people acknowledging her but they do not interact with her. In addition to her being poor she is also a women which still not help her case. “Except when nothin’ said Mayella “ I said me does tollable”. Mr Ewell leaned back again; Except when he's drinking asked atticus so gently that Mayella nodded”. (Doc.B). Mayella concluded that oMr.Ewell is tolerable unless intoxicated, also making it easier to prove Tom Robinson didn’t hit her. Therefore knowing that Mayella is a woman it indicates that she is not the strongest in the household. …show more content…
“It was just him I can’t stand’ Dill said” That old Mr. Gilmer doin him thataway, talking so hateful to him. The way that man called him “Boy” all the time answered at him! Well it ain’t right”(Doc. C). Dill was sad that Mr.Gilmer was being very disrespectful to Tom Robinson because he is black. “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in four or a colored man over a white man”.(Doc.C). Dolphus Raymond said that a jury hasn’t favored a color man in his life. Being white give you power like Mayella because people that are white will favour