MAYELLA EWELL

RACISM

• She risked Tom's life to save herself and her father.
• She took advantage that Tom was black.
• She is like the rest of Malcom for calling them "niggers".
• "I said come here, nigger, and bust up this chiffarobe for me."

INEQUALITY

• Everyone in the courtroom knows that Tom isn't guilty.
• Mayella lies anyways to protect her father's word.

FEAR

• She doesn't know whether to tell the truth or not.
• She creates fear by telling her father that Tom raped her. (for Tom)
• If Mayella does tell the truth, her father will probably beat her worse.
• "He (father) does tollable, 'cept when- father looks over- nothing."
• "Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me, you'd be scared, too."

UNFAIRNESS

• Mayella has to work hard to keep her family stable.
• She was born into a family with poverty.
• Her father is an alcoholic and she is all alone with no friends
• "Mayella must have been the loneliest person in the world."
• "Their relief check was far from enough to feed the family."

BY STEPHANIE ECHEGARAY AND ALICITA GUTIERREZ