Mayella has siblings, but they are anything but a close family. She must keep the house for all of them, including her father. Her father is a mean, horrible man who abuses her. The book never says whether Bob Ewell, her father, sexually abuses her, but it is possible. Mayella lives in the depths of poverty from which there is no escape. She has no one her age to talk to or to care about her. Her future doesn't look bright either, being the poor white trash of Maycomb.
Even though Boo has been in seclusion, he is a kind, gentle man who hasn't let his isolation make him bitter. He lives in a nice house and seems to have made his life bearable by watching life out of his window. He shows his kindness when he puts a blanket over Scout the night of the fire. His rescue of Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell in the end further demonstrates what a gentle soul Bob is.
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