We all know the trial in TKAM was messed up, but what exactly was wrong about it? Lets go in depth about the morality of the issue.
In the trial, Mayella Ewell testified against Tom Robinson, saying that he abused her. "I fought' n' hollered, but he had me around the neck. He hit me agin an' agin--" (Lee 241). However, Mayella had bruises on the right side of her face, and Tom Robinson had a crippled left arm, and could not have hit her on that side naturally because of that. Meanwhile, Bob Ewell, Mayella's father, was left handed, and could have easily been the reason Mayella had wounds on the right side of her face.
If Bob Ewell truly did abuse Mayella, then force her to testify against Tom Robinson, that would be hella messed up for a number of reasons.
First of all, Bob Ewell abusing his own daughter is terrible. with Mayalla´s mom dead, Mayella became the pseudo-wife of the family; taking care of the children and the house, and apparently also being the personal punching bag of her father, Bob Ewell. The Ewell family was very poor, and Mayella wanted a better life, represented in the beautiful flowers she grew. However, Bob Ewell was did not put forth the effort to achieve something better shown by his less than polite disposition, and his constant drinking. It was not fair of Bob Ewell to not only abuse his daughter but also keep her from the possibility of a better life.
Secondly, Bob Ewell may have forced Mayella to testify against Tom Robinson who, according to his account during the trial, she fancied. Bob Ewell may have made her prosecute the man she loved, while all the while the guilty man tells her what to do. That kind of powerlessness is traumatizing, and most definitely affected her for the rest of her life.
This whole situation is terrible, but things like it may still happen if we don´t continue to show the fault in them.
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First of all, Bob Ewell abusing his own daughter is terrible. with Mayalla´s mom dead, Mayella became the pseudo-wife of the family; taking care of the children and the house, and apparently also being the personal punching bag of her father, Bob Ewell. The Ewell family was very poor, and Mayella wanted a better life, represented in the beautiful flowers she grew. However, Bob Ewell was did not put forth the effort to achieve something better shown by his less than polite disposition, and his constant drinking. It was not fair of Bob Ewell to not only abuse his daughter but also keep her from the possibility of a better life.
Secondly, Bob Ewell may have forced Mayella to testify against Tom Robinson who, according to his account during the trial, she fancied. Bob Ewell may have made her prosecute the man she loved, while all the while the guilty man tells her what to do. That kind of powerlessness is traumatizing, and most definitely affected her for the rest of her life.
This whole situation is terrible, but things like it may still happen if we don´t continue to show the fault in them.
Pmoney out
nice evidence
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