To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Analysis

Mayella had a great amount of power in the courtroom during the trial of Tom Robinson. This completely classless manipulative woman used the disadvantages she was dealt in life to her benefit. She made advances toward this black man, when he did not reciprocate those feelings she accused him of rape. He is convicted and sent to prison because of her. Through this, she also gains power that removes her from her father’s sexual abuse. He does not want her because of the relations with a

Mayella is not considered powerful in regards to her social class as her family suffers due to poverty and

Mayella is a white women, and white women are protected very well in the South during the 1930’s. Some of the women's protection comes from the Jim Crow laws. It is shown that Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, is very protective of her when he says to Tom Robinson, ‘You goddamn whore, I’ll kill ya. ’’’(“DBQ Is Mayella Powerful” 15), when he thinks he has done something to his daughter. This shows that Mayella is very well protected since she is a young girl, yet she isn’t just protected by her father, but she is also protected by the Jim Crow laws as well.

Class, gender,and race. Starting with class, Mayella is the lowest of the low. She’s very poor and is not looked upon the same way as the rest of the white people because of it. For example, in (Doc A) it states “Mayella lived in the town garbage

Mayella is abused both physically and sexually by her dad. Mayella lives in a dump, but she can't do anything about it. No one respects Mayella because her dad manipulates all of her

She says what her papa do to her don't count.” This proves that Mayella doesn't have any power in the gender category. This quote is justified that her father sexually abuses her at home. Bob Ewell doesn't give Mayella any respect as a woman. In the Background Essay, it states “ Any white woman who shall suffer or permit herself to be got with child by a negro or mulatto… shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than eighteen months.”

In the courtroom, Mayella is being asked questions in regards to her father. Based on Scout’s perspective, “Mayella looked at her father who was sitting with his chair tipped against the railing he sat up straight and waited for her to answer,”(Document B). Mayella is a victim of violence; as a result, she fears her father because she has no control or dominance over him. Because of society and stereotypical people, females are generally conceived as dependent and fragile human beings. Her father expects her to be obedient and another stereotype in Maycomb. Mayella is left with no choice but to show submission and vulnerability. By doing so, she is acting like a puppet following the orders of her puppeteer. Her father is a constant reminder of her weakness. She is allowing society’s stereotypes to poison and take over her. Mayella conforms to being nothing but weak and invisible. Soon enough these ideals will invade her entirely causing her to feel powerless. All in all, it is evident that Mayella’s gender is another reason she could be classified as

She goes through obstacles in her life on a daily basis and is believed not to be of much worth. Words such as dirty, poor, victim, and social outcast is used to describe Mayella. In measuring how much power Mayella holds, race, gender, and class shows herself having barely any power at all. Concerning her life at home with her abusive father, the way people see her, and how she is considered inferior as a person compared to males, Mayella cannot control her life the way she wishes. Throughout her life, she has experienced little to no respect and inappropriate actions involving her

To Kill a Mockingbird Many people were disturbed to see a video where a canadian women said racial comments which were driven on her emotions, theses emotions are also seen in To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows that prejudice is based on emotions rather than reasoning. There are many examples such as the mob that wants to hurt Tom Robinson and the hatred that Lula has against Scout and Jem. As well of attempted murder on the children by Mr. Ewell. Theses are some of the cases where emotions took over rather than proper reasoning.

Whatever your rationale is, humans are social for one reason or another, and somewhere on the way to becoming a society that shares ideas and values we lose our individualism. When it comes to Mayella and Victoria they’re no exception, whether it was because of religion, fame, or just to fit in society taught them it’s okay to milk your sob story and act like a victim. Society did this to Mayella before she ever even saw the light of day, Mayella is from the Ewell family who everyone knows is the charity case of the town. Whether it’s a good or bad thing is hard to tell because Mayella tried her hardest to turn that into a good thing.

Attention Grabber: In 2011, 8% of American believe that racism isn’t an issue in the United States. Today, about three percent of Americans believe that racism is not an issue in the United States. And, in 2011, 16% thought that it was a ‘small problem,’ and 58% of Americans today state that racism is a ‘big problem’ (went up 10 percent since 1995). This could be due to the United States’ previous president, Barack Obama, being elected into office in 2008.

Society shapes Mayella and Ruby as victims by forcing a certain view that their supposed to have upon them. Mayella is told her whole life that she is the lowest of the low, but she is also better than black people. Ruby is similar but

In the story society has shaped Mayella to be a victim by making her feel sad and lonely. Society has

Society makes Mayella a victim because she’s a white independent woman who is a mother figure to the rest of her siblings because her mom is gone and her dad is the town drunk. Society makes Victoria a victim due to the fact she is

The same goes for what had happened to Mayella Ewell, because her father was known to be of some trouble to the town, but like Victoria getting excused for prostitution due to her situation, Bob Ewell was granted the same. This is evidenced when he attempts to hurt Atticus’ children at the end of the novel. Another problem is purely generational influence on the girls. When it comes to Mayella, it is obvious. Her family laid a lot of responsibility on Mayella’s everyday life.