Mayella Is Powerless In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Mayella Ewell only has power when it comes to her race, otherwise she is powerless. In the book, Mayella accused an innocent black man of rape, giving her more power in the town. Because of her class and gender, Mayella is powerless, however her race makes her powerful. First of all, Mayella displayed no power by her class, due to her living right beside blacks. “Maycomb's Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a black cabin. (Doc.A.)”. The white towns people had no respect for her, her family, and they considered them trash. “Yes, suh I felt sorry for her…. (Doc.E.)”. Nobody had anything to do with her family, but Tom was the only person who was nice to her. “Won’t answer a word you say long as you keep on mokin’ me,