Personal Response
I empathize with Mayella Ewell most as she did not have much friends and was forced by his father to lie in order to protect him as she had probably caused the problem in the 1st place. When she was questioned by Atticus, she hesitated when she lied showing that she is kind in heart but as she was an Ewell, she had to behave in their ways. I empathize with Bob Ewell least, as he had forced Mayella to do alot of work that probably resulted in the court case and had probably beaten her and lied that Tom Robinson had commited the crime. He also had forced Mayella to lie and he did not even hesitate when he was lieing during the questioning showing that he was used to lieing.
Analyzing Literature-Recall and Interpret
1. People from Maycomb was trying to harm Tom before he courtcase, but Atticus wouldn't let them. But those people will do anything to get their way which inclues harming Atticus. Scout helped by talking to Mr Cunningham that entailments are bad.
2. He confirmed that Mayella's right eye was injured which means the criminal is left-handed but Tom's left hand was crippled so he could not have done the crime.
3. According to Atticus, Mayella had kissed Tom , a Negro. This action could not be accepted in the society of discrimination against Negros and thus Mayella tried to cover it up by accusing Tom. Atticus fear that the jury will think that all Negros are immoral, and often making up lies.
Analyzing Literature-Evaluate and Connect
4. The author describes that Mayella has only a single parent who is a drunktard that often beats her up and forces her to do a lot of work.
5. No. A jury today in a non-racist society would not have found Tom guilty as Tom could not have commited the crime with a crippled left hand. Juries today are mostly fair as there is no discrimination here.
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