The Ewells Flashcards
1
Q
Bob Ewell on Tom’s “crime”
A
“I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!”
2
Q
Atticus on the Ewells
A
“Atticus said that Ewells had been a disgrace to Maycomb for three generations. None of them had done an honest day of work in his recollection……..they were people but they lived like animals…..’
3
Q
Mayella being unused to compassion
A
“But she did not hear the compassion in his invitation.”
4
Q
Mayella and geraniums
A
“I was reminded of the row of red geraniums in the Ewell yard.”
5
Q
Scout’s description of Mayella
A
“…she seemed somehow fragile-looking, but when she sat facing us in the witness chair she became what she was, a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous labor.”
