" The Ewells lived in dirty conditions, have no money and are unemployed. They are considered to be "White trash"; they are uneducated, full of disease and do not seem to care. The Ewells lived "behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin". When the weather was very cold Ewells could not afford shoes and so cut "dandy ones from strips of old tyres". Tom Robinson asks where are the children and Mayella Ewell "says they all gone to town to get ice-creams. She says, "Took me a slap year to save sebum nickels, but I done it. They all have gone to town." Mr Gilmer starts to question Robert Ewell and his language is very crude. He talks about how Mayella Ewells screamed like a "stuck hog". This shows us that he had no sympathy for his daughter. Mr Ewell takes Gods name in vain when he says, "Mayella was screaming fit to beat Jesus". Harper Lee shows Mr Ewell as a character that we do not have sympathy because he swears, he is rude and does not deserve any respect because he does not show it for anyone else. In his questioning by Atticus we learn that Mr Ewell does not call a doctor as he cannot afford the five dollars. We learn that Mayellass black eye was on the right hand side and Mr Ewell was left handed. This is Atticus defence for Tom Robinson as he cannot use his left hand. Mayella Violet Ewell is called to the stand and she starts to cry to get sympathy from the court. We learn a lot about her lifestyle, background and that she "tried to keep clean". She is the oldest of the seven children. We learn that her father spends his relief money on drinks and that she and the children have to cut up types in winter for their shoes. We also learn that there is not enough food. She is very lonely and that makes the court have sympathy for her. Mayella does not know how to reactant when Atticus keeps on calling her "miss" and "ma'am"! "I wondered if anybody had ever called her ma'am or Miss Mayella in her life; probably not, as she took offence at routine courtesy.