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In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Mayella Ewell misleads the constituents of Maycomb some tomcat Robinson because she knew the people would not wonder of her actions of advancing on a man of different color. This event vividly explains the consequential aftermath of one race having feelings for another in the times of the great(p) Depression, specifically a white-hot woman having feelings for an african american. She was afraid of what the townspeople would do to her, which was the main reason Mayella lied to the town of Maycomb.Mayellas emotions gave away that she was be during the trial. When Mayella was called to the stage, she said to Atticus I got somethin to say an then I aint gonna say no more. That nigger yonder took advantage of me an if you fine fancy gentlemen dont wanta do nothin about it then youre all yellow stinkin cowards, stinkin cowards, the lot of you. Your fancy airs dont come to nothinyour maamin and Miss Mayellerin dont come to nothin, Mr. Finch-. If Mayella Ewell was really innocent, she wouldnt have been as dramatic as she was while pleading her case. Mayella most likely would have told the trueness with no wavering emotions. When Mayella was called to the stand she did this, Him, she said, pointing at Atticus. Mayella was afraid of Atticus during the trial because of the way he got her father, Bob Ewell, to give vital information to Toms benefit. She would not have been afraid of Atticus if she hadnt known he could get the truth out of her, too. If Mayella had remained calm during the trial, she might have seemed a lot less guilty. Mayella Ewell did not admit to the truth because she was afraid of what the town would perceive of her actions. Atticus implied that... ...a white man harming a black man, the black man would be guilty of assaulting the white man. Thusly, there was little to no chance that the jury would believe anything Tom Robinson said. Mayella used the towns racism to her advantage to get ou t of her sticky situation. In conclusion, Mayella Ewell lied to the citizens of Maycomb about Tom Robinson because she knew the people would not esteem of her actions of advancing on a man of different color. She swore on the Bible to tell the truth, but failed to do so and told everyone Tom Robinson raped her. Even though Mayella clearly made that up and there wasnt a substantial amount of evidence to prove Tom was guilty, he was still charged for raping Mayella because his uncase color was different from hers. The moral of this event is to never judge someone by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.