• Mayella’s life is very hard, sad, and lonely o “‘Who are your friends?’ The witness frowned as if puzzled. ‘Friends? . . . You makin’ fun o’me agin, Mr. Finch?’” (245).
Nineteen year old girls typically have at least one friend. However, when Atticus asks Mayella who her friends are, Mayella is at first confused by the question, then convinced that Atticus is mocking her. Mayella doesn’t have anyone to talk to and is probably scorned by her peers. Thus, Mayella most likely is alone a lot, and is extremely lonely. o “‘I said he does tollable.’ Mr. Ewell leaned back again. ‘Except when he’s drinking?’ asked Atticus so gently that Mayella nodded” (245).
Mayella claims that her father is bearable, but when asked, she admits to Atticus that …show more content…
o “Mayella looked as if she tried to keep clean, and I was reminded of the row of red geraniums in the Ewell yard” (329).
Mayella attempts to break away from the stereotypes about her family, yet she is continued to be lumped in with them, and is scorned and abominated by most of Maycomb’s residents. o “[T]here was a lady who came around sometimes and asked Mayella why she didn’t stay in school . . . there was no need for the rest of them to learn—Papa needed them at home” (245).
Mayella is uneducated, most likely not because she choose to be, but because her father demanded that she stays at home and works, since some of the other children will learn at school. o Mayella’s mental state is also probably not the best, as she constantly breaks down crying during the …show more content…
She is terrified of her father, who abuses her, and has most likely always have been treated with contempt by others. Therefore, when a person finally seems to be sincerely nice to her, she kisses him, hoping that Tom will reciprocate her actions. However, she is caught by her father and severely beaten, while Tom escapes. When her father (presumably) fabricates a lie that shifts the blame off the family and to Tom, Mayella, especially with her fragile mental state, was probably too ashamed and frightened to even think about admitting the truth. Mayella youth, and ignorance were probably also another reason why Mayella lied about Tom Robinson. She was taught by society since she was a child that as a white person, she is superior to Tom, and therefore she may believe if anyone should be punished, it should be
Nineteen year old girls typically have at least one friend. However, when Atticus asks Mayella who her friends are, Mayella is at first confused by the question, then convinced that Atticus is mocking her. Mayella doesn’t have anyone to talk to and is probably scorned by her peers. Thus, Mayella most likely is alone a lot, and is extremely lonely. o “‘I said he does tollable.’ Mr. Ewell leaned back again. ‘Except when he’s drinking?’ asked Atticus so gently that Mayella nodded” (245).
Mayella claims that her father is bearable, but when asked, she admits to Atticus that …show more content…
o “Mayella looked as if she tried to keep clean, and I was reminded of the row of red geraniums in the Ewell yard” (329).
Mayella attempts to break away from the stereotypes about her family, yet she is continued to be lumped in with them, and is scorned and abominated by most of Maycomb’s residents. o “[T]here was a lady who came around sometimes and asked Mayella why she didn’t stay in school . . . there was no need for the rest of them to learn—Papa needed them at home” (245).
Mayella is uneducated, most likely not because she choose to be, but because her father demanded that she stays at home and works, since some of the other children will learn at school. o Mayella’s mental state is also probably not the best, as she constantly breaks down crying during the …show more content…
She is terrified of her father, who abuses her, and has most likely always have been treated with contempt by others. Therefore, when a person finally seems to be sincerely nice to her, she kisses him, hoping that Tom will reciprocate her actions. However, she is caught by her father and severely beaten, while Tom escapes. When her father (presumably) fabricates a lie that shifts the blame off the family and to Tom, Mayella, especially with her fragile mental state, was probably too ashamed and frightened to even think about admitting the truth. Mayella youth, and ignorance were probably also another reason why Mayella lied about Tom Robinson. She was taught by society since she was a child that as a white person, she is superior to Tom, and therefore she may believe if anyone should be punished, it should be