How Is Society Presented In To Kill A Mockingbird

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“You can't make decisions on fear or the possibility of what might happen next.” (Michelle Obama). Mayella Ewell, Victoria Price, and Ruby Bates were all heavily influenced by the society that surrounded them. All three of these women were manipulated and forced to conform to the terribly corrupt society that they were apart of as accusers and victims in the trials that they each took part in. These 3 girls were all in fear of what they got themselves into and conformed to society instead of doing what was right in their specific cases. Society shaped all 3 of these girls both as accusers and victims. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird , mayella is looked down on by society and is considered white trash by most of the town of maycomb how mayella is influenced by society and is considered a victim by society for many reasons. Some examples would be that her dad Bob Ewell was a town drunk that was rarely ever home as well her mom was gone and to make it even worse her cruel father beat her and mistreated her when she did not please him she also lived in a rundown black part of town this was