She is similar to him in that she lies on the stand and attempts to manipulate the jury. Heck Tate testifies that he visited the Ewell house to find Mayella on the floor, the right side of her face badly beaten.
Bob Ewell testifies that he heard Mayella's screams and ran inside to find Tom raping her. Mayella Ewell testifies that she offered Tom a nickel to break down a wardrobe for her, when he raped her. The only reason they go on that one day is because the truant officer forces them to.
The Ewells are lower-class white folks with very little education. This shows that although the Finches are not extremely wealthy , they have education on their side, which makes them more "middle class" than the "white trash" Ewells. At the time of his arrest, we can probably infer that Boo is probably around years old.
Harper Lee then tells us that Boo hasn't been seen in 15 years since that incident. So, if we do the math, that would probably put Boo in his mid to late 30's by the end of the novel. Boo Radley saves Jem and Scout and it is believed that he kills Ewell with the knife. Heck Tate, the sheriff, puts in the official report that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife and died after lying under a tree for 45 minutes.
Atticus warns them that, although they can "shoot all the bluejays they want", they must remember that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird ". Confused, Scout approaches her neighbor Miss Maudie, who explains that mockingbirds never harm other living creatures.
Mayella is so lonely that she targets Tom Robinson, a crippled black man who walks past her house daily, for a sordid romantic tryst that eventually costs Tom his life. Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world When Atticus asked if she had any friends, she seemed not to know what he meant. Scout tells us that the Ewell children come to school on the first day, then they don't come again the rest of the year, and no one questions it.
Atticus tells Scout that the Ewells are the disgrace of Maycomb county and none of them had ever worked an honest days work in their life. During the trial, Mayella's testimony, combined with other evidence, proves that she is lying , and more importantly, that Tom Robinson is innocent. The Ewells are the most despicable, dirty family in Maycomb County. The Ewells live behind the town garbage dump about five hundred yards in front of a small Negro settlement.
Their house is a tiny, old Negro cabin with a tin roof. It is shaped like a square and has four small bedrooms. Scout describes the Ewell's yard as a "playground for an insane child. Ace your assignments with our guide to To Kill a Mockingbird! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. How is Tom Robinson a mockingbird? What does the rabid dog Atticus shoots symbolize? How did Jem break his arm? What is the significance of the gifts Boo Radley leaves in the knothole?
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Why does Mayella Ewell lie on the witness stand? Atticus thinks Jem killed Mr. Ewell, but Sheriff Tate says it was Boo Radley. When Sheriff Tate and Bob Ewell are on the witness stand, Atticus repeatedly asks them if a doctor was called after Mayella was purportedly raped so that the jury will hear and, hopefully, question Ewell's credibility. He did ask her if she had been "taken advantage of," and Mayella replied affirmatively. Typically the wardrobe section runs down one side of the piece, while the drawers occupy the other side.
Mayella Ewell believes that Atticus is "sassing" her when he calls her "ma'am" and "Miss Mayella. The judge informs Mayella that Mr. Finch is not making fun of her. Bob Ewell speaks these words at the trial, condemning Tom Robinson to prison, and, by extension, to death. Considered human trash by the Maycomb community, the Ewells live in a shotgun shack out by the dump. Heck Tate testifies that he visited the Ewell house to find Mayella on the floor, the right side of her face badly beaten.
Bob Ewell testifies that he heard Mayella's screams and ran inside to find Tom raping her. Mayella Ewell testifies that she offered Tom a nickel to break down a wardrobe for her, when he raped her. Why does Scout cry after returning home from the jail? Scout cried because the full impact of the evening's events really hit Scout when they get home. She realizes how much danger Atticus was in both when he faced the mad dog and when he faced the mad mob. She realizes how evil people can be.
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