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Bob Ewell's 19-yr-erstwhile daughter. She's described as thick and used to difficult labor and cultivates vivid red geraniums in the family'due south one thousand. and Sentry can tell that though Mayella tries to keep make clean, she's regularly unsuccessful. The oldest kid in her family unit, it falls to her to intendance for the younger children. She accuses Tom Robinson of chirapsia and raping her, though Atticus, through his questioning of her and of Robinson, shows that Mayella was unloved, driveling, starved for attention. It's clear that she was actually beaten by her father when he caught her forcibly touching Robinson, and was not raped at all—though it'southward heavily unsaid that Mr. Ewell has, in fact, sexually abused Mayella in the by. Though Mayella comes close to admitting that Mr. Ewell beats her when he drinks, she refuses to alter her testimony and admit that she accused Robinson of rape, so that she can escape the fact that she broke an important social lawmaking equally a white woman tempting a blackness man.

Mayella Ewell Quotes in To Impale a Mockingbird

The To Kill a Mockingbird quotes beneath are all either spoken past Mayella Ewell or refer to Mayella Ewell. For each quote, you lot can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

"If you had a clear conscience, why were yous scared?"

"Like I says before, information technology weren't safe for any nigger to exist in a—set up similar that."

"Only yous weren't in a fix—you testified that you lot were resisting Miss Ewell. Were you lot so scared that she'd injure yous, you lot ran, a big buck like y'all?"

"No suh, I's scared I'd be in courtroom, just similar I am now."

"Scared of arrest, scared you'd have to face up upwardly to what you did?"

"No suh, scared I'd hafta face to what I didn't do."

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Mayella Ewell Character Timeline in To Kill a Mockingbird

The timeline below shows where the character Mayella Ewell appears in To Kill a Mockingbird. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...what happened: Mr. Ewell called him out because Tom raped his daughter. Mr. Tate found Mayella beaten up on the flooring and she identified Tom as her rapist, so he took... (full context)

...rude to Mr. Gilmer and makes a crude joke when Mr. Gilmer asks if he's Mayella's male parent. Judge Taylor tells Mr. Ewell to not speak like that in his court, simply... (full context)

...call a doctor and asks if Mr. Ewell agrees with what Mr. Tate said nigh Mayella's injuries. He asks the court reporter to read them word for word, and then asks... (full context)

...doesn't agree. She understands that Atticus is making the case that Mr. Ewell could've beaten Mayella, but she thinks that Tom may also be left-handed. (total context)

Mayella takes the stand up. Lookout tin can tell that Mayella tries but fails to proceed clean, and... (full context)

Atticus takes over questioning. He calls Mayella "miss" and "ma'am," which offends her. Scout is flabbergasted and Judge Taylor assures Mayella that... (full context)

Atticus asks Mayella to identify her rapist, so she points at Tom. Atticus asks Tom to stand, and... (total context)

...year-circular and passes the Ewell business firm to get to and from work. He ofttimes greeted Mayella, and terminal leap she asked him to chop upward a chiffarobe. He refused the nickel... (full context)

Watch realizes that Mayella must be the loneliest person in the earth and is probably lonelier than Boo Radley.... (total context)

Tom says that the Ewell identify seemed quiet. He entered the chiliad at Mayella's invitation and when she asked him to wait at the door, entered the house. The... (full context)

Tom insists he didn't rape Mayella, and that he ran because he was scared—being black, he couldn't have fought dorsum differently.... (full context)

...says that this case is like shooting fish in a barrel. Tom isn't guilty, but someone is. He says that Mayella is guilty. She hasn't committed a crime, but she broke societal rules. She'south the victim... (total context)

...Mr. Ewell'southward brownie at the trial and if Mr. Ewell spitting in his face saved Mayella a beating, he's fine with information technology. Aunt Alexandra isn't and then certain that they're in the... (full context)

...way when he won in court. Atticus points out that nobody actually believed him or Mayella, and nobody thinks he's a hero like he wanted. He says that Judge Taylor made... (total context)