Greetings, Gary.
- Why does Mayella Ewell accuse Tom Robinson of beating her?-
Let's go through all of the answer choices to see which one is correct.
A) Because she wants to blackmail Tom's family.
(A) is incorrect because Mayella never mentioned anything about Tom's family, & blackmailing them wouldn't exactly do anything, because remember, Tom's family is black while Mayella's family is white.
B) Because she is ashamed of her own actions and afraid of her father.
(B) is correct because Mayella herself went up and approached Tom. Now remember, in this time-period, black people could not be in relationships with white people, so you would be an outcast if you ever married or had any sexual relations with the opposite color. Her father is also an alcoholic, and is known throughout town for always yelling and being drunk. So, Mayella would most-likely be scared of him, because she is the eldest of 7 children.
C) Because she wants attention from the townspeople.
(C) is incorrect because if I were Mayella, I would never want the townspeople to pay attention to my family, because the Ewell's were dirt-poor & lived by the town dump. Mayella is not the one who wants attention from the townspeople, her father is.
D) Because he did beat her.
(D) is incorrect because the evidence showed that a man who had the use of BOTH arms, and who had a dominant left hand, was the one that beat her. Tom only has the use of one hand, because his left hand was hurt when he was younger when he was using a cotton gin. However, Bob Ewell has access to both hands and has a dominant left hand, so that shows that Tom did not beat Mayella, Bob Ewell did.
So, once again, your answer is B) Because she is ashamed of her own actions and afraid of her father.
~Hope I helped, Gary!~
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<span>#1) How does the fact that some of these parents are immigrants affect their children?
Answer: The fact that some of these parents are immigrants affect their children by allowing them to have a different type of life than how their parents had to experience. It gives them better opportunities and the ability to learn and expand a new language.
#2) What are some of the sacrifices made by the parents in this unit’s selections?
Answer: Some of the sacrifices that were made by the parents was to leave their country in order to obtain a better way of life for themselves and their children. Also they would work hard in order to put their kids through school. This is most apparent in “My Father Sits in the Dark” and “The Egg”.
#3) Choose two of the works you have read in this unit and explain the reversal of the parent-child roles within them.
Answer: The two works that have this type of reversed relationship where the child behaves more like the parent are “The Egg” and "Mother Tongue”. The reason being that in both of this the child is more grounded and has a much clearer view on what is going on in their environment. For example “The Egg” where the narrator is aware of the ambition, sacrifice and the failures that his father goes through. In “Mother Tongue” the daughter is the one that has to speak in her mother's stead because her english is very limited.
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