The Cross-Examination of Mayella Ewell

15 Pages Posted: 29 Jun 2018

Date Written: June 15, 2018

Abstract

This essay explores one central part of Tom Robinson’s trial in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus Finch’s cross-examination of Mayella Ewell. The eight- year-old Scout cannot fully understand the strategy and meaning of Atticus’ questions, but the trial supplies enough clues to understand more of Mayella’s life than is generally understood.

Suggested Citation

McAdams, Richard H., The Cross-Examination of Mayella Ewell (June 15, 2018). 69 Alabama Law Review 579 (2018), U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 854, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3201270

Richard H. McAdams (Contact Author)

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