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Meeting Mayella

Meeting Mayella. “… she seemed somehow fragile looking…” “ Mayella looked as if she tried to keep clean,…” “… row of red geraniums…” “… a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous work…” “… like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.”. Mayella versus Tom.

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Meeting Mayella

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  1. Meeting Mayella “… she seemed somehow fragile looking…” “Mayella looked as if she tried to keep clean,…” “… row of red geraniums…” “… a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous work…” “… like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.”

  2. Mayella versus Tom • Mayella’s background: Poor and deprived • Indications that she has tried to rise above it • Her mistake hurts her personal pride • Tom: Honesty, good nature, kindness, sensitivity • Physically impossible for him to have committed the crime • Discrepancies: Mayella’s story vs Tom’s story • Note: Accepted traits for a Southern gentleman are not regarded by most people in the community as appropriate traits for a black man to display

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