“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.” Society shapes and influences Mayella Ewells, Victoria Price, and Ruby Bates. Mayella, Victoria, and Ruby are viewed as both victims and accusers during and after their trials. Some people viewed Mayella Ewells and Ruby Bates as victims but some people do not.
This quote also implies that Tom is different than many that live in Maycomb therefore much contradiction is going to be thrown at Scout. Due to the fact that Atticus accepted the case, Scout is called to
Mayella, a poor white girl, accused Tom Robinson, a black male, of raping her. Does Mayella have the ability to do something or be strong in her class, gender, and race? Mayella doesn’t have much power in her class and gender but she does have power in her race. First of all, Mayella isn’t powerful in her class.
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One day in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression a young girl named Mayella Ewell was raped. This shows Mayella is one powerful young girl in the story To Kill A Mockingbird. It will show how she is power through class, race, and gender. First Mayella is powerful through her class ranking. In the story it said that the “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin…”.
Atticus also said that Mayella thought thought her hiding the evidence of her kissing a man of color on Tom Robinson would be good when he was only helping her. A good pint that Atticus questioned on Mayella was that she had so many injuries that he questioned her about it. He also said that Tom Robinson was injured man that he couldn’t possibly injured her, a lot of options were cut down and it came to the truth in who abuse Mayella. It was Mayella's father Bob
Mayella Ewell is a white woman, from Maycomb, Alabama, accusing an African American man named Tom Robinson, of Rape. In To Kill A Mockingbird the Ewell’s are very unfortunate. Mayella would get abused by her father, Bob Ewell, when he would get drunk. Nobody in Mayella’s town would help her because of her race,class,and gender. This could make Mayella not powerful.
After all the work he did for her he never accepted any pay because Tom said she could not afford to pay him. Also, Tom never went on to the Ewell property without invitation so he was not a law breaking person, like the citizens of Maycomb made him out to be. Tom Robinson is like a mockingbird because of what he did for Mayella and how he did it out of the goodness of his
Tom, recalls “She said, ‘I reckon I’ll hafta give you a nickel, won’t I.’ an’ I said, ‘No ma’am, there ain’t no charge’”(Lee 255). From this quote, I can conclude that Tom was only trying to help in this situation. Tom was simply doing good by reaching out his hand and helping Mayella for free, just like a mockingbird makes beautiful music for free. Furthermore, Tom kept his head down and tried to stay out of trouble. Scout believes, “…he would not have dared strike a white woman under any circumstances and expect to live long, so he took the first opportunity to run-a sure sign of guilt”(Lee 260-261).
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.
In addition, Tom Robinson is judged as a bad person because of what the Ewells claimed occurred the night that Mayella was abused, when in reality, Tom is a nice man who was being subjected to the prejudice of the society. “‘Why, yes suh, I’d tip m’hat when I’d go by, and one day she asked me to come inside the fence and bust up a chiffarobe for her.’ ‘When did she ask you to chop up the--the chiffarobe?’ ‘Mr. Finch, it was way last spring. I remember it because it was choppin’ time and I had my hoe with me.
(188). This quote shows Mayella’s reaction to Atticus’ questioning about the assault. When Tom Robinson gives his testimony the prosecutor, Mr. Gilmer asks him why he helped Mayella. Tom says that he felt sorry for Mayella Ewell. Tom Robinson said, “ Yes, suh.
“ Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal” (Atticus). In the novel, “ To Kill A Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, a trial takes place. Atticus Finch, a well respected white man, defends Tom Robinson, a black man. Tom was accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. The Ewells were not very well respected by the people of Maycomb because of the way they live and act.
Tom was only doing a service for Miss. Mayella because he noticed that she worked hard for the children and for her father who abused her because he was often drunk. Tom gave his strength and time to help out Mayella and Tom pitied her because she seemed lonely. Tom only wanted to also help Mayella manage the property she lived on. Tom was a well mannered gentleman who loved his family and helped others “he would not have dared strike a white woman under any circumstances and expect to live long, so he took the first opportunity to run—a sure sign of guilt” (195). Tom tried to avoid the circumstance that he was put into but he became a wounded mockingbird who had less hope of healing.
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