Tom Robinson Stereotypes

Throughout life, people are stereotyped by their class, race, or gender. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, shows great a illustration of stereotyping. In a small town of Maycomb, Alabama, a 19 year old girl, Mayella Ewell is stuck in a horrifying situation. Tom Robinson, a black male is accused of raping and abusing Mayella. Between class judgement,white supremacy , and , is Mayella really powerful?
Given Mayella’s race, you could say that she is a powerful person. As stated before, in that time period, white people had more power blacks. Black people were treated unfairly. For example, Reverend Sykes tells Jem that he “ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man.”. Even though Tom Robinson was innocent, he was convicted mainly because he was an african american. Race gave Mayella an advantage as she tried to accuse Tom Robinson of raping her.
Women can be taken advantage of quickly, specifically by men. People view Mayella as a weak and unstable women who be an easy target for men. Although this sounds like a disadvantage to Mayella, it actually helps her. Since Mayella is an easy target, it becomes more believable that Tom Robinson really did rape her. Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, has Mayella intimidated of him. In chapter 18, Mayella is about to reveal that her father is not always good to her. So Bob sits up straight in his chair to scare her so she wouldn't reveal any information. Mayella is scared of her father since he is a older, stronger