Mayella's story mentions a chiffarobe because she claims Tom Robinson helped her to break it. Allegedly, Tom was helping her, but in reality, it was her father who abused her, and she falsely accused Tom of the crime to protect her family's reputation.
Tom does not bust up the Chiffarobe in "To Kill a Mockingbird"; it is actually Bob Ewell who breaks it. Tom is falsely accused of assaulting Mayella Ewell, Bob's daughter. Tom is later killed while trying to escape from prison.
Mayella saved the money for a year to buy a chiffarobe.
I think it's spelled CHIFFAROBE. Anyway, it's like a cupboard. Basically, wood.
A chifferobe is a piece of furniture that has drawers and also a wardrobe-like space for hanging clothes. It's also spelled chifforobe and chiffrobe.
Mayella had Tom chop different things on different days over a period of months. One time it was wood, another time a type of dresser. Tom did the chores because Blacks could not refuse a White woman, and because he felt sorry for her.
Tom Robinson testified in court that he did not break up the chiffarobe; Mayella Ewell had asked him to do so a year before the alleged assault.
Mayella lured Tom Robinson onto the property by asking him to help her with some chores, specifically to chop up an old chiffarobe. She took advantage of the fact that Tom was passing by their house to get him to come inside.
Mayella Ewell testified that Tom Robinson came into her yard to help her with chores, specifically to chop up an old chiffarobe (wardrobe) for firewood.
Mayella Ewell claims she called Tom Robinson into the house to chop up an old chiffarobe (wardrobe) for firewood.
Mayella invited the children inside to help her with a chore, which was to chop up an old chiffarobe (wardrobe) with a hatchet.
Mayella says: that her father asked her to chop up an old chiffarobe (chest of drawers) for kindling, but she didn't feel strong enough. When Tom Robinson walked by, she asked him to do it for a nickel. She claims that she went inside for the money, and Tom followed her, pushed her to the floor, and took advantage of her while she screamed and tried to fight back. Then, her father arrived and Tom ran away.