Is Mayella Ewell a victim or villain in To Kill a Mockingbird?I am writing a paper on why I think Mayella is more victim than villain. i need...

Although Mayella is deceitful, she is also a character to
be pitied as well. Her decision to falsely accuse Tom Robinson of rape is certainly a
horrendous act, but she no doubt was forced to do so by her father, Bob, to cover the
fact that he beat her himself. Mayella has been mistreated before by Bob, and there are
overtones in the story that Bob may have had sexual relations with her himself at some
point. Her extreme loneliness prompted her to invite Tom inside her home, and as she
told him, since she had never been kissed before, it may as well be by him. Although Tom
took off as soon as he realized he wasn't actually invited to "bust up a chiffarobe,"
Bob arrived before he could disappear. Bob then took out his anger on Mayella.
Certainly, she is more of a villain than a victim; her accusation sent an innocent
family man to jail and got him killed. However, she is also a victim of her father's own
violent temperament.