Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” has many characters with such a wide variety of personalities. Two families that are juxtaposed and show a contrast are the Cunninghams and the Ewells. The comparison in this essay will be about the personalities of these two families through how they care about education‚ how they treat others as well as themselves‚ and how their financial situations are the same‚ but handled differently. All
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Bob Ewell is a character in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Bob Ewell is the head of the Ewell family‚ a poor family who lives in the town dump. Bob Ewell has many children‚ but his wife is deceased. Bob Ewell’s racist attitude‚ fecklessness and vengefulness make him one of the most hated and wicked characters in the book. Bob Ewell is thought of as the most despicable man in all of Maycomb‚ except for its black residents‚ who the racists of the town think are worse than anyone else. Bob
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It is the 1930’s in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Mayella Ewell is powerful concerning her race‚ class‚ and gender. When she goes to court for accusing a black man of raping her‚ she has the power to be able to send him to jail‚ since the jury will want to believe her‚ a white woman‚ over a black man. Even though Mayella is the poorest of her class‚ her living behind the dump and being considered “white trash” still ranks her higher than any and all African Americans‚ but only because she is white does this
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pitied on my blacks? A life you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy? Well I am here to tell you about what it is like to be a Ewell. I am Caroline Ewell. Being a Ewell is like being in a boundless nightmare that you can never wake up from no matter how hard you try. No money‚ no education‚ and no hope for a better life. We know our lives are gruesome‚ still my older sister Mayella tries to shield my younger siblings and I from all the distress in our lives‚ but we already perceive that we are the bottom
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How is sympathy created for Mayella Ewell? Lee creates compassion for Mayella Ewell by describing her life at home. In this chapter‚ Atticus progressively builds an image of Mayella’s life at home: «’you the eldest? The oldest?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘How long has your mother been dead?’ ‘Don’t know- long time.’» In this extract‚ Lee demonstrates the role of Mayella in her family and how hard it is for her‚ especially since she is only nineteen and has seven brothers and sisters. She is like their mother: therefore
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can predict that Mayella Ewell lied in court because she is afraid of her father and because she does not want others know she flirted with Tom. To start‚ one can infer that Mayella lies because she is afraid of her father‚ and fears what he may do to her if she tells the truth. One piece of evidence that shows this is that Mayella nearly admits it herself. This occurs when Atticus is questioning Mayella on the stand‚ and he asks if her father treats her well. To answer‚ Mayella says‚ “He does tollable
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Class‚ Gender‚ and Race in To Kill A Mockingbird: Is Mayella Powerful? Power can be defined by many things‚ but usually power means the amount of control a person has over his or her life as well as the life of others. Mayella in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” is considered to be powerful and powerless at the same time. She is considered to be powerful because of her race‚ and powerless because of her gender and class. The place that Mayella comes from is considered a “dump”. They say she lives
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Background: Bob Ewell is the father of Mayella Ewell‚ the victim in the Ewell v. Robinson case. Mayella Ewell claims to have been beaten and raped by Negro‚ Tom Robinson. She claims she had him do work for her in the yard and when she went inside to get a nickel to pay him‚ he rushed her whilst her back was turned. She says she turned around and he took control of her and beat and took advantage of her. These claims were blatant lies. The Initial Injuries Sheriff Heck Tate was called up to the
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As the jury sat down with a stern expression‚ murmurs began to erupt inside the room. I tried my best to stay calm but in the back of my mind I kept convincing myself that I’ll be named guilty‚ even though I was only helping Mrs. Ewell. I took a quick glimpse of Mr.Ewell and his face was filled with disgust‚ and hatred. His glaring eyes felt like torches on my back while Mr. Finch was twiddling his fingers trying his best to remain calm. If only I wasn’t a colored folk this would’ve ended a long
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white girl ( Mayella) that claims a black man (Tom) has raped her. Well Tom is wrongly convicted of raping Mayella. Someone’s class‚ gender‚ and race affect their lives.Mayella has power over Tom in the novel because she is a white female‚ but she does not have power because of her class. Therefore mayella is powerless in the class. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin (Doc A)”. “Longs he keep callin’ me ma’am and sying’ miss Mayella (Doc C)”. “
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