What code did Mayella break?

Answer 1

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus' says "... she has merely broken a rigid and time honored code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with."

Atticus is referring to the "code of society" that she violated: Whites and blacks rarely mixed socially during that period of history in the south, and physical contact between different races was taboo. Instead of telling the truth that she broke this "code," she instead claimed that Tom attacked her.

Answer 2

Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird broke the social and moral code of her town by tempting a negro man. She tried to seduce Tom Robinson, but he resisted. Her father looked in the window and saw what she was doing, so he came inside and beat her for it. She knew that she'd be shunned for breaking this unwritten code, so she claimed that Tom had raped her.

Answer 3

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus' says "... she has merely broken a rigid and time honored code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with."

Atticus is referring to the "code of society" that she violated: Whites and blacks rarely mixed socially during that period of history in the south, and physical contact between different races was taboo. Instead of telling the truth that she broke this "code," she instead claimed that Tom attacked her.

Answer 4

Mayella Ewell broke the code of conduct in To Kill a Mockingbird by lying under oath in court, accusing an innocent man, Tom Robinson, of assaulting her. Her false testimony led to Tom's unjust conviction and eventual death.

Answer 5

She lied after swearing that she would tell the truth and the only truth. She lies to protect herself from her father.