7) What details make the reader feel pity for Mayella Ewell?

Although Mayella accused Tom Robinson of rape, the way Harper Lee portrays
her evokes pity and sympathy for her from the readers. Lee carefully paints her
as a victim. When Mayella’s father take the stand for her, the reader instantly
develops sympathy for her. He is very vulgar and violent, describing her as a
“stuck pig” and jokes about if he really is her dad mentioning her dead mother.
Another case was when he didn’t call the doctor after she was ‘raped’, saying it
was not needed.
So, throughout the trial, we learn a lot of how horrible the Ewell family is and
about Mayella that evokes pity and sympathy as the readers delve into the
novel. Mayella the 19-year-old daughter of the famous white trash of the
Maycomb Community, has no friends due to her father’s behavior and how he
treats his neighbors. At the age where many enjoy their lives, Mayella is in
charge of the household and is responsible for her siblings who are very out of
control. example Burris. She was abused by her own father and it could be
seen that her happiest moments are spent tending to her small garden. By the
time her testimony was over, we felt sorry for Tom Robinson but also Mayella.
All of these instances serve as an influence in the way we see her and allows us
to pity her.