Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s race was important. Mayella was a white woman, Tom was an African American. We all knew knew who was going to win right? In this situation she did have power. All whites were over African Americans, whites treated African Americans less than them but were they less? Everyone in the courtroom would take Mayella’s side, it was full of only white people. Many readers would have have thought that Tom was going to win the case,it would be fair. Tom having the different color of skin, made him different from anyone else in the courtroom. Mayella does not have power within class or gender. In race it is a whole different story, she gains power because of her skin color. One reading the story will agree that she does not
