" ( Lee, 246) Mayella also feels compelled to accuse Tom Robinson of raping her. ... His generosity is not rewarded as he is falsely accused of raping Mayella. ... Bob Ewell needs to place the blame on somebody for his actions as Atticus infers, " What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense to it" (251) What is disturbing is that his fate in the trial is predetermined as Scout explained, "Tom Robinson was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed.... Boo Radley has been locked up in his house since he was a kid, "Mr...

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