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
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Why would Mayella Ewell lie? There are numerous reasons why Mayella would lie while under an oath. Two reasons I have come up with are‚ because she is afraid of her father and she does not want others to be angry with her. Primarily‚ Mayella lies because she does not want to upset her father‚ Bob Ewell. Mayella’s mother died when she was little and so all that is left is her father. Mayella wants to keep her father happy because it is the only parental figure she has. I also believe that Bob hurt
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rape of Mayella Ewell. It’s patently obvious the defendant didn’t do it. Through the eyes and ears of young Jem and Scout we can see how racism affected lives in Alabama in the 1930’sJem and Scout and their friend Dill are fascinated by their neighbour “Boo Radley” whom only a few people have seen over the years. The children fill their heads up of why he keeps himself hidden. When Atticus goes to court and humiliates Bob Ewell who is the father of the alleged rape “victim” Mayella Ewell‚ and he
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evidence of Scout’s maturation is found throughout the book‚ one event‚ the condemnation of Tom Robinson‚ is what ultimately shapes the meaning of the novel. Prior to the trial‚ evidence exists of Scout’s gradual maturation‚ in that she slowly becomes cognizant
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Tom Robinson Found Guilty For Rape Tom Robinson‚ a Negro man‚ was accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a 19 year old and the daughter of Bob Ewell. The court case took place at the Maycomb County courthouse‚ and a huge crowd of people‚ both white and blacks came to watch the trial. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer and the defending lawyer was Atticus Finch. The case was directed by Judge Taylor. The result of the trail ended in favor of the pretender‚ the Ewell family. The crime took place on the evening
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Gentlemen of the jury‚ we are all gathered here today for the case of Tom Robinson and the accused rape of Mayella Ewell. First off‚ I would like to thank the jury for taking time out of the day to come and hear this case. I am here today to prove that my client Tom Robinson is not guilty for five reason main reasons. Tom had no ability to strangle a Mayella with two hands. The man that attacked Mayella Ewell was left-handed. Mr. Ewell never called a doctor‚ showing he didn’t care about her condition
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been thought of as easy targets and have been preyed upon . In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson is a young black man who was innocent‚ very honest‚ and hardworking . Yet he was unfairly targeted as being a criminal because he was a 25 year old black man who lived in Alabama during the 1930’s. He always helped anyone who asked for it and he never asked a for a cent from anyone. Tom Robinson best represents the mockingbird in this novel because he does nothing but help others is kind. and
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are not accustomed to in everyday life. Therefore these certain individuals are viewed as outcasts to society for no certain reason at all‚ such as skin color. One character who was symbolized by the mockingbird was a black man‚ Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a man who had been wrongly viewed by society. Society viewed him as just a black man living in a white
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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
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court case‚ Ewell v. Robinson‚ examines the accusation of rape by Tom Robinson‚ an African-American male. According to Tom Robinson‚ he walked by Mayella Ewell’s house every day and she always asked him to help her. Tom claimed that in the spring Mayell a asked him to chop up the chiffarobe contrary to Mayella and Bob’s testimony. Mayella asked Tom to come inside
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