Mayella Power In To Kill A Mockingbird

n Harper Lee, “To Kill a MockingBird”, Mayella is a powerful character. Due to her Class, Gender, Race. In a small town of Maycomb, Alabama, a young white girl named Mayella Ewell who sets the town into a courtroom case of accusing a color man for rape. Harper lee’s, “To kill a MockingBird” will show Mayella power by using class, gender, race. During the trial Mayella is powerful through her race. The cause of her being a white woman. In the trial Mr.Jem said “ I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white woman”. (DBQ is Mayella Ewell powerful 19) Meaning of Mayella’s race, the jury would choose her over the colored man. In the `930’s southern woman were well protected and well treated. As the trial continues,
Mr.Finch calls Mayella ma’am. Mayella says “Long’s he keeps on callin me ma’am and sayin’ Miss Mayella. I don't hafta take his sass, i ain’t called upon to take it”. (DBQ is Mayella Ewell powerful 17) To explain that Mayella doesn’t like her being called that because she’s not worth enough to be called that . Atticus calls Mayella ma’am and calls the colored man boy, Atticus is giving Mayella respect. Mayella lived among pigs. Due to her class she live behind a negro neighborhood.
As Tom Robinson gave his testimony, he said that Mayella is the “ loneliest person in the world” (DBQ is Mayella Ewell powerful 21) Because she lived among pigs and lived in a abandoned cabin. Also meaning that she doesn’t have no friends, which Tom Robinson was probably the only person who ever decent to her. Tom Robinson knows when he is in trouble when he said he felt sorry for her. As the evidence shows, Mayella is a powerful character. Mayella shows her power through her Race, Gender, and Class.