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Mayella Ewell Trial Report

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Good morning, my name is Holly Eksten and I'm more than excited to present the results of this trial against Mayella Ewell. This very important case involving Mayella Ewell and the court system is because Mayella lied in court under oath to save herself. I feel that Mayella Ewell lied under oath because she wanted to save her name and reputation. She lied under oath during the case of Mayella Ewell against Tom Robinson. In that case, she said Tom had raped her. That is not what actually happened because not one of the stories lined up and she got very defensive about it. The evidence I have brought to the table is very incriminating. My first piece of evidence is Mayella said “He got me around the neck cussin’ me an’ sayin’ dirt- I fought’ n hollered but he had me round the neck he hit me again an’ again-” (Lee 241). …show more content…

My second piece of evidence is that Mayella said “- He chunked me on the floor an’ choked me’n took advantage of me” (Lee 241). That would be very difficult for him to do because he has only one arm. Another piece I have is Mayella said: “No, I don't remember if he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me” (Lee 248) She was trying to make it sound like she didn't know if she was hit but she realized she was about to be caught because she had said he did before. The fourth piece of evidence I brought is that Atticus asked if they called a doctor, but they didn't. They didn't call a doctor because there was no crime committed, so the doctor would have found nothing. My final piece of evidence is she tried lying, but Atticus caught her when she was asked about how her dad treats her. Mayella said “Except when nothin'.” instead of saying when he wasn't tolerable, and Atticus said “Except when he's drinking” and she agreed with

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I did, hollered for all I was worth, kicked and hollered loud as I could¨ (Lee 205). This evidence shows Mayella is guilty because again if she had fought back and kicked she could have gotten away and Tom wouldn't have been able to beat her up. Then Atticus asked Mayella ¨ You were screaming all this time?¨ Mayella replied ¨ I certainly was.¨ Atticus then said ¨Then why didn't the other children hear you? Where were they?¨ Mayella never replied back and said nothing back to Atticus.

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Mayella’s answer of “he never touched me” to a question that wasn’t asked indicates she is protecting her father from what he was doing. I asked Mayella if she remembered Tom beating her in the face. First, she answered, “No, I don’t recall that he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me. Yes he hit – I just don’t remember.it happened too quickly”.

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This means they have no other elders to help; Mayella is left to make decisions by herself. Because of her living conditions, her judgement is impaired, leading to conducting wrong resolutions. Also, Mayella was lonely and this is a major factor that contributes to her indecisiveness. This is proven when Scout says, “When Atticus asked had she any friends, any friends, she seemed not to know what it meant.” This reveals she is lonely and Tom

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Mr. Finch asked Mr. Tate if he called for a doctor, and Heck Tate said Mayella did not go to the hospital after he found her. Mayella’s father also did not call for a doctor. Secondly, some of their stories don’t line up together, and they had more evidence proving him innocent than guilty. At the end of the trial, it still wasn’t clear what side of Mayella was banged up, two said right, and one said left.

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Ladies and gentlemen, this case is about how Mayella broke her promise to the town of Maycomb Country by lying under oath. She lied because she was embarrassed that she tried to kiss Tom first and she did not want to expose her dad for beating her. Pieces of evidence that show Mayells is guilty are when she says “. . . Papa told me to do it while he was. . .”

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Mayella wasn’t able to speak on her behalf because she is a female. As stated (document “D”), Tom had been accused of lying because of his race they questioned him on why he ran from Mayella when she tried to hug and kiss on him. Mayella couldn’t say anything in her defense when Tom said “she came on to me” all she could do is sit there quietly. She wouldn’t make her case better because they already know she’s lying. She knew that if she was to say something they would catch her in her lies and know her as more than just not classy they would know her as a liar as well.

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Ewell's story and Mayella’s do not match. Mayella claims that her father stood over her and asked who had done it, while Mr. Ewell said that he recognized the man immediately. Mr. Ewell has a reputation for drinking, as we can all agree, which made me even more suspicious that he had done the crime, but the real turning point was something that Miss Ewell said. Under oath, she stated, “He does tollable, ‘cept when-,” (Lee 208). Miss Mayella did not continue her sentence after she noticed her father staring at her, waiting for her answer.

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There could be many reasons as to why Mayella lied in the trial when recounting her verison of what happened on that fateful night. In my opinion, the main reason behind her deceit is the fact that she believes her reputation is much greater than others’ lives. In other words, she is dangerously selfish. One reason she may act like this is because she is an Ewell, and was therefore raised to be like one. The Ewells are innately racist.

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