To Kill a Mockingbird Quote Essay

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chance when he turned into an adult. Being in that situation, although terrible, would help him understand Boo more, as he was practically in Boo’s shoes. He sympathizes with Boo not being able to leave home, and since Scout doesn’t understand it, he simply tells her, “maybe he doesn’t have anywhere to run off to,” (192). Eventually, he might’ve been able to have a decent relationship with his family, but that chance became a lot less probable when he ran away.

Of the three, Mayella may have it the worst because she let Tom be imprisoned to protect Bob, the one who abused her. It seems more likely that she protected Bob of her own will, rather than him forcing her to do it, since he couldn’t actually force her to protect him. She probably isn’t protecting him because of love, because when asked about it, she replies, “Love him, watcha mean?”, and she also would be hurting Tom, who is much more respectful (245). Atticus knows she’s protecting Bob, and is clearly annoyed when he says “tell the truth, child, didn’t Bob Ewell beat you up?” (187). For a while, Mayella had only had one memory of her mother, and that was her mother’s chifferobe, which Bob told her to cut for firewood. That’s one way to abuse somebody without even touching them. Everybody wonders why Mayella would protect Bob, but according to her, “what her papa do to her don’t count” (194). Also, while defending Bob, she was hurting Tom, whom she probably trusted as much as anybody else. However, there are a few occasions in which the truth slips out of her mouth, like when she says, “He does tollable, ‘cept when…” as she confirms to Atticus (245). Overall, I think she would be mad at Bob, but also mad at herself for defending a guilty man and letting an innocent one die.

Although it can be done, a person who is abused wouldn’t normally try to fight against the person who is abusing them, but rather deal with it or run away. A person who is abused usually tries to get by and keep a good relationship either because of love or because they can’t do much about it. The abuse continued to make them suffer even after it stopped occurring because home may never seem the same, and it would be tough having to see those people again. Boo wouldn’t look at his brother and father in the same way after everything that’s happened. Dill will definitely feel pain afterwards because he left his family and went back to Maycomb. He never wants to go back, but he may need to. He also has Aunt Rachel in Maycomb to remind him of those memories and scare him with the idea of going back. Mayella may have it worse than the others in this case because of the busted chifferobe and she isn’t leaving. She also would likely think of herself as the one who killed Tom Robinson, even if that wasn’t necessarily true. The memories of a home where you were abused would be painful, but it is just as bad to be constantly reminded of them.