To Kill a Mockingbird
What details from Mayella's testimony would leave one to believe she is lying? Find the details and interpret what we learn about them.
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Atticus asks Mayella if Mr. Ewell is a loving father. With hesitation, Mayella says that he is "tolerable" except when he has been drinking. However, she insists that he never lays a hand on her or beats her. Atticus then asks if this was the first time Tom Robinson has been invited into her house, and Mayella jumps a little before saying that it was the first time. Finally, Atticus asks Mayella if she remembers being beaten in the face..... at first, she says no, but then yes.
To Kill a Mockingbird