To Kill A Mockingbird Society Analysis

“Evil rarely comes in the form of monsters, but rather in the form of relatively normal people who, for reasons of careers, ideology, or a desire for society’s approval are indifferent to the human consequences of their actions.” Society shapes people through constant reassurance that you will not be accepted if you do not adapt to the morals and ideas of the people you are surrounded with. People also allow themselves to be shaped by giving in to the desire of wanting to fit in along with other people. Mayella Ewell of To Kill a Mockingbird, Victoria Price, and Ruby Gates were influenced by their society and gave into other people’s ideologies, making them victims of their society. The three girls, fictional and non-fictional, were not only …show more content…
For an example, both girls were in close relations with the black community that they lived nearby, both of their families mixed in with the black community, both girls have broken homes, they both seem to want attention, and both of the girls and their families are looked down on because of where they live and the fact that they are close with the blacks. Mayella was a victim of society because the society she lived in, looked down on her for who her family was and for where she lived, considering the fact their family mixed in with blacks, which was not accepted in that time period. When Mayella tried to make a move on a black man and was rejected, and was raped by her father Bob Ewells as punishment, she knew the town would not only look down on her for her decisions, but nothing would be done about the cruel things done by her father. Making her a victim of society, because not only did they let her suffer in silence from the things that were being done to her, but they made her feel trapped, by pushing their own agendas on the girl herself. Society makes Ruby a …show more content…
Their society religiously made it clear to not only the black community, but to the girls as well, that black people will not be tolerated, nor would anyone that were associated with them, and the girls knew they could use that to their advantage. Mayella and Victoria are very similar when it comes to their home lives. For an example, both women have dealt with alcoholic and abusive men, both are looked down on for the things they engage in, and both girls have responsibilities that nobody helps with, isolating them both from any kind of healthy social life. Society shapes Mayella being an accuser because since she has already experienced the discrimination herself based on where she lives and also considering the leniency given to the Ewells, she knows that she will without a doubt get away with accusing a black man of raping a white woman. Since Victoria is already looked down on for being a home-wrecker, and since she is isolated from having that title held above her head, she craves attention so badly that she will do anything to get any form of attention, whether that means sending nine innocent black boys to the death penalty or not. Society influenced this because they see that Victoria and Mayella need assistance to live a fuller life, and that they are in danger, but everyone refuses to help

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