Mayella
is Bob Ewell's oldest daughter, who is nineteen years old and responsible for raising her seven
siblings by herself. Mayella lives a difficult life and is forced to endure her abusive,
alcoholic father. Mayella is extremely poor, has absolutely no friends, and has very few
redeeming qualities. In , she is called to the witness stand to testify against Tom Robinson.
Mayella is depicted as a manipulative liar as she blatantly tells the jury the fabricated story
of how Tom Robinson assaulted and raped her. During her cross-examination, her terrible home
life is revealed and she begins to contradict her story oncestarts to ask her pressing
questions.views Mayella as the loneliest person in the world, who is ashamed of breaking the
time-honored social code of her society by tempting a black man. Mayella is not only ashamed of
herself for kissing Tom Robinson but also fears her father's wrath.
Despite
being a victim of circumstance and displaying her gentle nature...
No comments:
Post a Comment