Power- The amount of control a person has over his/her life or the lives of others. The main point of the story is a trial set in 1935 because a black man supposedly raped a white woman. Although Mayella is powerless when it comes to class and gender, her race ultimately makes her powerful.
First, Mayella’s class makes her less powerful than others. “What passed for a fence was bits of tree-limbs, broomsticks, and tool shafts (Doc. A).” According to what is seen from the statement above, this shows that Mayella has very little power.
Then, Mayella’s gender is not as powerful as males. “Except when he’s drinking? (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is physically abused, “He says you ******* girl, I’ll kill you (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is verbally abused, and “She says what her papa do to her don’t count (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is sexually abused. Thus, the evidence above shows that Mayella has little power when it comes to gender. …show more content…
“Are you playing with me, boy? (Doc. E)” is pretty much saying that white people had more power than black people. The statement above shows that Mayella has the most power when it comes to
First, Mayella’s class makes her less powerful than others. “What passed for a fence was bits of tree-limbs, broomsticks, and tool shafts (Doc. A).” According to what is seen from the statement above, this shows that Mayella has very little power.
Then, Mayella’s gender is not as powerful as males. “Except when he’s drinking? (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is physically abused, “He says you ******* girl, I’ll kill you (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is verbally abused, and “She says what her papa do to her don’t count (Doc. B)” shows that Mayella is sexually abused. Thus, the evidence above shows that Mayella has little power when it comes to gender. …show more content…
“Are you playing with me, boy? (Doc. E)” is pretty much saying that white people had more power than black people. The statement above shows that Mayella has the most power when it comes to