Compare and Contrast the Cunningham and Ewell Families In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ as an additional message to the main theme of the novel‚ Lee seeks to show two polar reactions to poverty‚ that of the Cunninghams and the Ewells. Her experience of the Great Depression was a major influence in the writing of the book‚ as she uses the contrast of these two families to show that there is hope for those in poverty‚ if people learn from the Ewells and emulate the Cunninghams. She introduces the values
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over life or what you do. Mayella Ewell is a 19 year old girl in Maycomb‚ Alabama in 1930’s. In the 1930’s segregation was still going on. Mayella lived with her father Bob Ewell and her 8 siblings. She accused Tom Robinson of raping her. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s Lawyer and Mr. Gilmer is Mayella and Bob’s Lawyer. Based on the evidence it shows that her father played a role in her getting badly hurt. Mayella Ewell is powerless based on her Gender and Class Mayella is powerless in her class
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Background: Bob Ewell is the father of Mayella Ewell‚ the victim in the Ewell v. Robinson case. Mayella Ewell claims to have been beaten and raped by Negro‚ Tom Robinson. She claims she had him do work for her in the yard and when she went inside to get a nickel to pay him‚ he rushed her whilst her back was turned. She says she turned around and he took control of her and beat and took advantage of her. These claims were blatant lies. The Initial Injuries Sheriff Heck Tate was called up to the
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story takes place‚ called the Ewells. The head of the family is Bob Ewell‚ a drunkard who is mostly unemployed‚ except when he is permitted to hunt out of season. The daughter of the family is Mayella Ewell who has been abused and mistreated by her father and as a result is very lonely and unhappy. Later in the story‚ Bob Ewell takes a black man named Tom Robinson to court for allegedly “raping and beating” his daughter Mayella. In the very beginning of the trial‚ Mayella was asked to swear‚ “that the
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Tom Robinson was an honest‚ trustworthy‚ loyal friend to me. Tom has never meant to hurt anybody‚ let alone a young woman. He was a respectful person and a good neighbor. He was always there to assist those in need. He could be standing with us today‚ carrying on his own like the good man he was. It was very clear to the citizens of Maycomb that Tom was an innocent man that was falsely accused by Mayella. They did not need solid proof because apparently his skin color was enough to get him in trouble
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The case of Tom Robinson - Was justice served? Yet another incident against a Negro has taken place in Maycomb County of Alabeama. The young man‚ Tom Robinson‚ was accused of physically and sexually assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch was Mr Robinson’s lawyer‚ and during the trial he pointed out a few things that were evident and proved Mr Robinson’s innocence. Miss Mayella Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her - attacked her‚
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Abuse‚ mentally‚ physically and emotionally all in which the character mayella ewell experiences in the novel How To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. Mayella Ewell although Mayella’s circumstances she is very powerful. The ways in which Mayella Ewell gains power is class‚ gender and race. White ‚ black ‚yellow brown all just colors but yet we let theses colors separate our society.When it comes to Mayella’s gender she uses that as a major advantage for power she’s a white woman and she throws
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue jay
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ethnicity‚ religion‚ disability‚ age or other characteristics. In the case of Tom Robinson in How to Kill a Mockingbird he did not receive justice. Tom robinson was accused of physically and sexually assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch (Tom Robinson’s lawyer) during the trail pointed out a few things that were evident and proved that Mr. Robinson’s innocence. Miss Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her and attacked her‚ grabbed her
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Tom Robinson is an African American male who was wrongly accused of raping a poor‚ white woman‚ named Mayella Ewell. During the Great Depression‚ the Jim Crow laws (DBP Jim Crow laws 7) were put in place to segregate white people and people of color. The laws restricted intimacy and most everyday interactions between white women and black males. The laws were technically applied to everyone during the 1930’s‚ but males were especially protective of the women in the south. In a series of events‚ Mayella
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