Is Mayella Powerful? According to Robert Anthony, “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” Power, or having control your life as well as others plays a huge role in this novel. In to Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place during the Great Depression in Alabama. The novel follows a young African American named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a poor white girl named Mayella. Soon later Mayella Ewell won because of her color and Tom Robinson lost because he was an African American. Is Mayella controlling her life as well as other based on her class, gender, and race? Mayella was powerful through race, but not through class and gender. Mayella was a very extremely poor girl who lacks power because in the class
