What Are The Evidence That Mayella Ewell Lied Under Oath And Committed Perjury

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Opening Statement for Mayella Ewell Mayella Ewell lied under oath and committed perjury because she was ashamed of kissing a black man and she was scared of her father. Mayella lied under oath by saying she gave Tom Robinson a nickel to break up a dresser for her and then he raped her. What really happened was that she invited him inside and she tried to kiss him. Here is the evidence that shows that Mayella was not telling the truth. “So he come in the yard an’ I went in the house to get him the nickel on ‘fore I knew it he was on me” (Lee 241). “I said come here, n***, and bust up this chiffarobe for me, I gotta nickel for you” (Lee 241). The next three pieces of evidence were said by Tom Robinson. “Naw I got somethin’ for you to do in the