How Does Mayella Ewell In To Kill A Mockingbird

Mayella Ewell tries to appear as though she was taken advantage of by from Tom Robinson, when she was the true one at fault. Mayella approaches the stand, and, “She seemed somehow fragile-looking”, (Lee,179). Mayella attempts to get the jury on her side by looking like a young, broken girl, but she is used to working hard and can hold her own very well. It is found out later in the case that Mayell actually made advances on Tom Robinson instead of the other way around; “”She reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of th’ face, [Tom Robinson],”” (Lee, 194). Mayella was lonely, so she was desperate for human contact. Thus. she went for the only man in her life besides her dad, which was Tom. Mayella was one of many of the other characters in this novel
Arthur “Boo” Radley looks as if he would be to be a viciously mean or mental man by the rumors that Scout and Jem hear, but he is actually a kind person who ends up helping the main character later on in the story. They had rumors such as that, “...Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities,”(Lee, 11). There are many rumors against “Boo” for how menacing he may be, but he, “He [Boo] was carrying Jem,” (Lee, 263). Boo saved Jem after Mr.Bob Ewell tried to harm Jem and Scout after they came home walking from the school Christmas pageant, but Boo comes in to help after beating Mr.Ewell down to the ground and stabbing him. Boo cares greatly for Jem and Scout, and he tries to communicate that to them through the gifts that he leaves in the tree; “I stood on my tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappings,” (Lee,33). Boo is more than a scary rumor; he is a lonely man who has great love for the two kids who showed the most interest in him.
Charles ¨Dill¨ Baker Harris seems to have an extraordinary life, but he actually lived in an average home. Dill makes up stories such as that he had been, “bound in chains and left to die in the basement… by who new father,”(Lee, 140). Dill wants Scout and Jem to feel bad for him but also think that he leads a wild life, but he is just lonely at home and feels as though his parents, “...do get along a lot better without me,¨ (Lee, 143). Dil is seeking attention, so he makes stories that may give him some. He changes his story often as well. Dill is overall still their favorite friend, even with his