Courtroom Action

As you followed the action in the courtroom in To Kill a Mockingbird, which character did you empathise with the most? Least? Explain.

I empathised with Mayella Ewell the most, as her actions and reactions all invoked pity for her, as she even took offense to manners. One can only imagine what kind of life she led. From her actions and words, her life so far has been very bad. She broke a code of society just because she was lonely. She must have led a very sad life.

I empathised with Bob Ewell the least. Every movement he made and every word he said shows his anger at being hauled to court, and thus shows his lack of remorse. Some of the worst ever people are those who do not feel remorse for their wrongdoings. And he is defiitely one of them. He also beats up his children, and even spends his relief cheques on alchohol. Thus, I can see how little he deserves to be empathised with.