According to the book on page 255, Tom visited the Ewell’s house in the first place when he was on his way to work, Mayella called him over to help her chop down the chiffarobe for a nickel and Tom said to her was “ No ma'am , there ain't no charge.” Also she wanted him to fix the door cause she thought it was broken.…
Tom Robinson was innocent of raping Mayella Ewell. In the story it talks about how Mayella got punched in the eye with the left hand but Tom couldn’t have done it because his left hand is crippled. Reverend Sykes said, “He got it caught in the cotton gin, caught it i Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s cotton gin when he was a boy...like to bled to death...tore all the muscles loose from his bones-”(186). This explains what happened to Tom’s hand and that he couldn’t have punched Mayella with his left hand because he could not use it. Furthermore, when Tom was telling his side of the story he said that Mayella kissed him and that he tried to get away because he knew that it wasn’t right for her do that. Tom explains what happens when Mr. Ewell sees them,…
Why did they falsely accused Tom Robinson the Ewells falsely accused him because Mayella tempted him and kissed him, so when her dad found out he said “we need to get rid…
The incident occurred on evening of the 21st of November. According to Mayella's testimony, when she was staying outside near to her house, Tom came by and beaten her. Also her father, Robert Ewell testified that he heard his daughter screaming and saw Tom using violence to her. But Tom's testimony was totally different. He complained that Mayella had tricked him and let him inside and acted…
During the trial of Tom Robinson, he encounters false accusations on behalf of the Ewell family. “Miss.Mayella...you’ve testified that the defendant hit you, grabbed you by the neck, and took advantage of you.” This quotations explains the false accusations Mayella Ewell made up to save her father Robert Ewell from the jury.Mayella Ewell obviously thought if she traps a black man, which is already disrespected by society instead of her father the jury will take her side either way.This act of pleading innocence was wrong of Mayella because she took advantage of an innocent man that has a family of his own to be there for. Mayella’s loneliness and isolation from the rest of Maycomb county lead her to take such actions. But she was smart enough…
He tells us what happened, saying that he went to get something for Mayella off the top of the chifforobe and all of a sudden she grabbed his legs, startling him and making him jump off the chair. She then went and kissed Tom and he tried to run away as fast as he could. He claims the last thing he heard was Mr Ewell shouting at Mayella “I’ll kill ya! I’ll kill ya!”. Mayella states her side of the story, nervously and feebly; she it didn’t look as if the honest truth was coming out of her mouth. It seems that towards the end of the trial she got desperate, knowing that the proof that Mr Robinson was unable to perform such acts meant that she and her father had to be lying. In desperation she yells out in court “I got somethin' to say. And then I ain't gonna say no more. He took advantage of me. An' if you fine, fancy gentlemen ain't gonna do nothin' about it, then you're just a bunch of lousy, yella, stinkin' cowards, the - the whole bunch of ya, and your fancy airs don't come to nothin'. Your Ma'am'in' and your Miss Mayellarin' - it don't come to…
Tom Robinson was accused for raping a young women named Mayella Ewell on May 18. Mayella Ewell is the oldest of 8 sibling in her family, she is motherless and takes care of the smaller children while she works around her father’s house. The whole court house was filled with white families sitting on the bottom rows of cowhide-bottomed chairs while the blacks had to stay in the balcony. The trial started with Mr. Heck Tate in the witness stand, on the left of him was Judge Taylor. Mr. Tate described Mayella's injuries to the solicitor, Mr. Gilmer “Well I was called by Mr. Bob Ewell yonder, it was the night of November twenty-first. I was just leaving my office to go home when Mr. Ewell came in, very excited he was, and said get out to his…
In Tom Robinson’s story, he was innocent of committing the crime. Everyday to and from work, Tom would have to pass by the Ewell house. Sometimes Mayella would stop Tom and ask him to help her with some chores in her house. Once he had completed what he had requested of him, he began to leave and that’s when Mayella grabbed him and then “sorta jumped” on him. In the meantime, Mr. Ewell walked into the room screaming and Tom fleeted out. Never once during the trial did Tom say that Mayella was lying; however, she was “mistaken in her mind” (qtd. in Lubet).…
The feelings and exhibited concern and empathy for other is too extreme. When defending Tom Robinson, during the court case he questions Mayella Ewell with courtesy and respect. Mayella is an uneducated girl whom Atticus believes is lying about being raped by Tom Robinson. Mayella is rude to Atticus saying "Won't answer a word you say long as you keep on mockin' me." (page 200). However Atticus remains calm and polite, never attempting to trick her. He addresses her as "miss" and his own daughter Scout "wondered if anybody had ever called her ma'am or 'Miss Mayella' in her life." (page 201). Atticus shows an empathy towards Mayella, he knows she is like a wounded animal and he doesn't want to hurt any further. The caring and concern presented by Atticus Finch is too idealistic. This extreme idealistic portrayal extends to his role as a single father and a…
Women can be taken advantage of quickly, specifically by men. People view Mayella as a weak and unstable women who be an easy target for men. Although this sounds like a disadvantage to Mayella, it actually helps her. Since Mayella is an easy target, it becomes more believable that Tom Robinson really did rape her. Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, has Mayella intimidated of him. In chapter 18, Mayella is about to reveal that her father is not always good to her. So Bob sits up straight in his chair to scare her so she wouldn't reveal any information. Mayella is scared of her father since he is a older, stronger…
Ewell, Mayella’s father, saw her as badly beat up as she was he should of called in a doctor to check if she was…
Furthermore, with intention to frame Tom, when Bob realized Mayella was injured, instead of getting a doctor, Bob ran to the sheriff to accuse Tom. (Pg. 235) Most parents would be concerned for their child’s health, as to the fact that Mayella was injured around the neck, a blackened right eye, and many other scrapes and bruises. (Pg. 235-236) This is because Bob was the one who beat his daughter, so therefore, he would not call a doctor, whereas the evidence could be more easily laid upon him. This shows conscience evidence.…
Mayella Ewell, a 19 year old girl, uneducated, unaware, and unnoticed. Forced to live in a broken home with an alcohol driven father, and seven motherless siblings. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird Mayella Ewell, a 19 year old girl from Maycomb, accused a black man, Tom Robinson, of rape. Tom Robinson is then put on trial with Atticus Finch defending him. After lListening to a combination of Mayella Ewell and Tom Robinson’s testimoniesfy during the trial the reader can only realize the victim Mayella Ewell had become in this entire situation. Mayella was living with a three year education, and was desperate for the slightest bit of positive attention from anyone. At first glance, the character Mayella Ewell, in the novel To Kill…
Tom Robinson was accused of raping a girl named Mayella. “...That raped my Mayella” (Foote 23). He did no such thing and the jury did not believe his side of the story. There was clear evidence that he did not do the crime. Mayella had bruises on her right side (Foote 56). Tom…
Mayella had a bruise on her left side of her face which meant that someone that was left handed had hit her and so Tom couldn't have done it cause his left arm was crippled. He could barely manage to put his left arm on top of the Bible to swear. Atticus was asking Mr.Ewell if Mayella had any medical attention at all and he said no. Tom later is wrongly convicted "Guilty . . . guilty . . . guilty" after Atticus gives indisputable evidence of his innocence, and "not one iota of medical evidence" is presented to prove that the crime was even committed at all. After Tom was charged guilty he was sent back to prison.…