Prejudice and ignorance led many Maycomb citizens to carry out cruel acts against humanity. The Ewell family live on the outskirts of town and are typically regarded as dirty and animalistic. Although the Ewells are Caucasian, there is hierarchy of whites present in Maycomb. Of that ranking, the Ewells sit at the bottom. Despite, the Ewells facing discrimination amongst their own race, they still have prejudice attitudes towards blacks. Therefore, when Mayella Ewell is allegedly raped, the Ewells use Tom Robinson, a black man, as their scapegoat. This cruel act committed by the Ewells caused Robinson, and innocent man, to have his rights stripped from him and placed in jail without a fair trial. Another example of prejudice and ignorance causing
