Ironically, probably Tom Robinson was the only person who was nice to Mayella. But she accused him of a horrendous crime.
Tom Robinson was likely the only person who showed kindness and friendliness towards Mayella Ewell in "To Kill a Mockingbird." However, his actions were misconstrued and ultimately led to his wrongful accusation and death.
Scout considers Mayella Ewell the loneliest person in the world because she is isolated and unloved in her own home, with nobody to support or care for her. She lives in poverty, works hard to take care of her siblings, and faces abuse from her father, Bob Ewell. She lacks friends and community support, making her extremely lonely and neglected.
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Calpurnia was referring to Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella Ewell, in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Bob Ewell is portrayed as a cruel and racist character who causes harm to others in the story.
he says he did it because he "felt sorry for her" none of the other ewells ever helped her out, and so Tom thought it was the right thing to do.
Mayella is one of the antagonists of the story. Lonely to the point that she would even consider seducing a black man, she later tries to remove of all evidence of her gulit by accusing him of rape, which sentences him to death. Mayella is one of the lowest of the whites in the story. The Ewells do not have money, wealth, or respect from the townsflolk and Bob, their father, is known for being a drunk.
The filthiest person Scout had ever seen in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was Burris Ewell, a member of the Ewell family who only attended the first day of school every year and was described as unkempt and covered in dirt.
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No. Why would you think that?
Mayella indicated that she asked Tom to help her break apart a piece of furniture that was outside. She went inside to get him a nickel, and he snuck up behind her, grabbed her around the neck, hit her repeatedly, and then raped her. She kicked and screamed and then her dad was there yelling at her and she fainted. Tom's testimony is a bit different. He said that he had broken up the piece of furniture over a year ago, and she had offered to pay him a nickel, but he had refused and gone home. On the actual night in question, Tom said that she asked him inside the house, and told him that there was a door he needed to fix. So he went in and tried the door, which didn't need any fixing, and Mayella shut the door. He asked her where everyone else was, and she said the kids went in town for ice-cream. Then she asked him to get something that was on top of the chiffarobe, so he got on the chair to reach it, and she grabbed him around the legs, knocking the chair over. Then she jumped on him, hugging him, kissed him, told him that she never kissed a grown man before and that "what her papa do to her down't count." He shoved her away, and that is when Bob Ewell came on the scene. Mayella's testimony puts her as being attacked and raped by Tom, and Tom's testimony puts her as scheming to get them alone together, and trying to seduce him. The differences are stark, and highly significant.
Burris Ewell is one of the eight children of Bob Ewell. He had cooties and Miss Caroline sent him away because she was disgusted. He and his family only go to school for the first day every year, then leave, and are very proud of that. The Ewell Family is very ignorant and poor, and their father is awfully mean and the town drunk. Burris (like the rest of his family) is incredibly rude, yet doesn't know how to be any other way. Burris Ewell is a very minor character. He is one of Bob Ewell's children. The only time he comes into the novel is one day when Scout is in first grade. Burris Ewell is a younger sibling of Mayella Ewell.