Tom Robinson's Downfall
Racism has and always will be the downfall of society. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by harper lee, a major component of the story is the Tom Robinson case. Tom Robinson is a twenty-five year old black man who maintains a sense of invisibility throughout the Novel, has been falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. Tom Robinson is a young black male, who gets taken advantage of by Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell has falsely accused Tom of raping her,due to the fact that he is a black man and she is a white woman.Whites are not to be associated with blacks during the 30’s, Firstly, the evidence building against Tom Robinson does not match the testimony received from the witness’ .Tom robinson lost all use of his left, when all of his muscles got torn in a cotton gin. Sheriff Heck Tate stated in his testimony that Mayella was beaten up on her right side. Furthermore leading to the accusation of Tom Robinson of raping Mayella Ewell to be false. To beat a person on the right side of their face,the person beating the other must be left handed.As stated before Tom has no use of his left arm.Toms lawyer, Atticus, is displayed as a wise and respected man who lives by the moral guidelines of doing
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During the trial, Atticus asks Miss. Mayella Ewell if her father has ever beat her; “Mayella looked around, down at the court reporter, up at the judge”(To Kill A Mockingbird, 246). Harper Lee intentionally uses imagery to display the nervousness that Mayella radiates during her moments in the spotlight; Mayella's behavior creates room for the audience to develop a reasonable suspicion. Furthermore, Harper Lee implies that Mayella's father has already developed a violent history intertwined with alcohol and fists; A history that centers around
During the trial, Atticus asks Miss. Mayella Ewell if her father has ever beat her; “Mayella looked around, down at the court reporter, up at the judge”(To Kill A Mockingbird, 246). Harper Lee intentionally uses imagery to display the nervousness that Mayella radiates during her moments in the spotlight; Mayella's behavior creates room for the audience to develop a reasonable suspicion. Furthermore, Harper Lee implies that Mayella's father has already developed a violent history intertwined with alcohol and fists; A history that centers around