Scout Finch And Mayelle Ewell Analysis

While Scout Finch and Mayelle Ewell share similarities, they have very different views and characteristics of situations that define one another for who they are. They are both young girls with very different family backgrounds. Most, but not all of the differences, tends to stem from their fathers and living conditions, because they are two very different individuals. Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, is a compassionate, humble, and a smart man when it comes to dealing with situations, and treats everyone as equals, even African Americans. Then there is Bob Ewell, who is a drunken mad man who spends all his money on booze and lets his daughter, Mayelle, take care of the children and all the chores of the household. It leaves her with no time for school or making …show more content…
They just go about their day not caring about each other and expect to achieve absolutely nothing in life. It’s sad. Mayelle on the other hand, when she takes the stand in court, is a flower of “Southern womanhood” and a “Polite fiction” according to Atticus. She has sent an innocent black man to the slammer with a vote of 6-0 all in favour of the fragile white woman, supposedly capable of nothing. Mayelle is a selfish human being who is only thinking about how she can benefit herself and if so needed, destroy others. Everyone is forced to believe that she is a helpless women who has been “taken advantage of” by Tom Robinson. The truth is, she is a desperate, lonely girl who is deeply in love with Tom; Tom is the only one who would pay attention to her when she spoke and gave her affection. He gave her a “father figure” who she cared for, because her father never bothered to try. Her father should be the one in court being accused of rape, but she’s most likely scared that something more drastic will come out if it. Like more beatings, and of course,