To kill a mockingbird? please answer!!!?

Question

why did the ewells accuse tom robinson of harming mayella ewell when he obviously didn't? i finished the book but i still dont understand why?

Answer 1

Sela hit it on the nail. It is called make others look bad so I don't feel like c**p. Also the color of the skin had a lot to do with it. Black was bad...

White was not.

Anna del C.

Author of "The Elf and the Princess"

and "Trouble in the Elf City"

  

Answer 2

Why do most people lie? To get out of trouble. Or in some cases, to cause trouble.

Mayella committed an unpardonable sin in trying to seduce a black man. In punishment, Mr Ewell beat the ever-lovin' c**p out of Mayella. In addition, there's an undercurrent of incest when Mayella said, "What my daddy does to me doesn't count."

To cover up his crimes, as well as randomly hurt the man he considered responsible for him beating his own daughter, he accused Tom Robinson.