Examples Of Mayella's Power In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Power- “The ability to control one’s own life or the lives of others.” In To Kill a Mockingbird, the trial of Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell was a tough decision. But Tom was convicted guilty and sent to jail. What makes Mayella powerful in Class, Gender, and Race? Although Mayella is powerless when it comes to Class, and Gender, her Race ultimately, makes her powerful.
Although, Mayella is not powerful in this story. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin…”(Doc A) This says that Mayella is not very wealthy and does not live in a opulence home. “Its windows were merely open spaces in the walls…”(Doc A) This is saying that she doesn't have good windows. “One corner of the yard, Though, bewildered