To Kill A Mockingbird: Is Mayella Powerful?
Class, Gender, and Race in To Kill A Mockingbird: Is Mayella Powerful?
Power means ¨the ability to do something or act in a particular way.¨ The book To Kill a Mockingbird is a story of people that are different and are not fully understood, so being known as different makes their lives harder to live. Because of her class and gender, Mayella is powerless, but her race makes her powerful! Truly Mayella lacks power because of her class.¨He thought he’d be a hero, but all he got for his pain was… okay, we’ll convict this Negro but get back to your dump (Doc A). ¨ shows she has little power because of her class and where she lived. ¨ As Tom Robinson gave his testimony, it came to me that Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world… : white people wouldn't have anything to do with her because she lived among; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she was white… Tom Robinson was probably the only person who was ever decent to her (Doc E). ¨ says that she lacks a chance or power, because of where she lives. ¨Mayella looked from under lowered eyelids at Atticus, but she said to the judge. ´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 (Doc C). ´¨ Talks about how unfairly Mayella thinks she was being treated. Because of her class she …show more content…
Her race, also plays an important part in her lack of power. ¨´ Well, Dill, after all he’s just a Negro.´ ´I don’t care one speck. It ain’t right… (Doc C)´¨Mayella's race was important in convicting Tom Robinson in the case. ¨´ Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man… (Doc D).´¨ Tom knows because of his race he will most likely lose this case. ¨ Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she was white… (Doc E).¨ she was white and most of the Negroes did not like her because of
Power means ¨the ability to do something or act in a particular way.¨ The book To Kill a Mockingbird is a story of people that are different and are not fully understood, so being known as different makes their lives harder to live. Because of her class and gender, Mayella is powerless, but her race makes her powerful! Truly Mayella lacks power because of her class.¨He thought he’d be a hero, but all he got for his pain was… okay, we’ll convict this Negro but get back to your dump (Doc A). ¨ shows she has little power because of her class and where she lived. ¨ As Tom Robinson gave his testimony, it came to me that Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world… : white people wouldn't have anything to do with her because she lived among; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she was white… Tom Robinson was probably the only person who was ever decent to her (Doc E). ¨ says that she lacks a chance or power, because of where she lives. ¨Mayella looked from under lowered eyelids at Atticus, but she said to the judge. ´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 (Doc C). ´¨ Talks about how unfairly Mayella thinks she was being treated. Because of her class she …show more content…
Her race, also plays an important part in her lack of power. ¨´ Well, Dill, after all he’s just a Negro.´ ´I don’t care one speck. It ain’t right… (Doc C)´¨Mayella's race was important in convicting Tom Robinson in the case. ¨´ Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man… (Doc D).´¨ Tom knows because of his race he will most likely lose this case. ¨ Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she was white… (Doc E).¨ she was white and most of the Negroes did not like her because of