CHAPTER 18

Jackie Gillis, Claudia Clemens, Dakota Orbin and Kelly Maygar,

Morgan Bellush

Mayella Ewell had been a witness

to a case. Their was word that

Mr. Ewell could have beaten her

up. But that couldn’t be! She had

to tell what happened November

21st of the previous year. Mayella

pointed to Atticus (Mr. Finch) and

saying “don’t want him doin’ me

like he done Papa, tryin’ to make

him out left handed…”.

SUMMARY

Now Atticus began to question

Mayella about her family, her

education, to give the jury a

picture of the Ewell’s home

life…with a single father and

no education. Mayella came to

say her father isnt nice when

he drinks. She was asked if he

ever touched her, she said no.

Their had been ahold

chiffarobe and she had

to chop it up because

Papa left to the woods

for a little.

SUMMARY

The story Mayella told

was when she went

around back to give him

a nickle. Robinson

chocked her, took

advantage of her and

beat her while she

screamed and howeled

but no one came.

Mayella tried to make Tom Robinson open chiffarobe.

What Mayella didn’t say

from the beginning was

what caused the bruise

on her face, she only

would say “he beat her

and chocked her”

SUMMARY

She was hit but doesn’t

recall. Tom Robinson

was black and crippled!

He started to mess with

her and she wouldn’t

answer.

Judge Taylor

Mr. Gilmer

Atticus

Tom Robinson

Mayella

Jem

CHARACTERS

Mr. Ewell

Scout

Dill

Mr. Tate

Mr. Underwood

Atticus – He is the

lawyer for Tom

Robinson.

Tom Robinson- He is

the defendant against

the case of Mayella

Ewell.

Mr. Tate- is the owner

of Tom Robinson.

DEVELOPING CHARACTERS

Scout- is the daughter of

Atticus, she is the narrator

of the story.

Mayella- She accused

Tom Robinson of rape.

Mr. Ewell- He is a

drinker and Atticus was

accusing him of rape.

Judge Taylor- he is the

judge for the Tom

Robinson case.

Mr. Gilmer- he

questions Mayella.

Mr. Underwood- he is

a writer for the news

paper.

NEW CHARACTERS

QUESTIONS

Why is it obvious

that Tom Robinson

didn’t hurt Mayella?

QUESTIONS

Why does Atticus

start assuming that

Bob Ewell beat

Mayella?

QUESTIONS

What did Mayella

say Tom Robinson did

to her?

QUESTIONS

What was Mayella

going in the house to

get Tom Robinson?

QUESTIONS

How old is

Mayella?