Trial Notes Answer the questions for Mayella ch
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Trial Notes
Answer the questions for Mayella (ch. 18) and Tom (ch. 19) Had Tom ever come inside the Ewell’s fence before? On the day in question, when Mayella asked Tom to come inside the fence, what did she ask Tom to do for her? What happened when Tom was inside the house? Answer this question for Bob, too.
Answer questions 1 -3 for Heck Tate (17), Bob Ewell (17), Mayella (18), and Tom (19) 1)Who was Bob Ewell yelling at? 2)Why did Tom run away? 3)Who harmed Mayella Ewell? What injuries did she sustain? ______________________________ _ What does Mayella reveal about her home life? What does Tom reveal about Bob Ewell? Why is it important that no one called a doctor? Why is it highly unlikely that Tom was responsible for Mayella’s injuries?
• “What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape, or the best defense to it? Why don’t you tell the truth, child, didn’t Bob Ewell beat you up? ” (251)
“‘Why were you so anxious to do woman’s chores? ’ Tom Robinson hesitated, searching for an answer. ‘Looked like she didn’t have nobody to help her, like I says-’ ‘With Mr. Ewell and seven children on the place, boy? ’ ‘Well, I says it looked like they never helped her none-’ ‘You did all this chopping and work from sheer goodness, boy? ’ ‘Tried to help her, I says. ’ Mr. Gilmer smiled grimly at the jury. ‘You’re a mighty good fellow, it seemsdid all this for not one penny? ’ ‘Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em-’ ‘You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her? ’ Mr. Gilmer seemed ready to rise to the ceiling. The witness realized his mistake and shifted uncomfortably in the chair. But the damage was done. Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinson’s answer” (263 -264).
For each character called to the stand, answer the following questions. • How did this person behave on the witness stand? In other words, how would you describe them as a person? • Was this person willing to admit to information that might make them look bad? • What does this person look like? • How would you describe this person’s body language? (For example, do they fidget and act nervous, are they soft spoken and confident? Etc. )
