Key Events/Ideas
- Mayella testifies and bursts into tears – has to be "mollified" by Judge Taylor
- Atticus goes to question her – she takes offense at being called "Miss Mayella" and "Ma'am" - not used to courtesy
- Atticus keeps asking questions to build a picture of Mayella's life
- Confused when asked whether she has friends
- Finds out that Mr Ewell is intolerable when he has been drinking
- Mayella denies after hesitation that he has ever beaten her
- Mayella denies that she ever asked Tom to do anything for her before
Key Quotations
- "he keeps callin' me ma'am an' sayin' Miss Mayella. I don't hafta take his sass"
- "friends?"
- "Except when he's drinking? Mayella nodded"