are not accustomed to in everyday life. Therefore these certain individuals are viewed as outcasts to society for no certain reason at all‚ such as skin color. One character who was symbolized by the mockingbird was a black man‚ Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a man who had been wrongly viewed by society. Society viewed him as just a black man living in a white
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the prejudice and racism displayed towards people of colour. Particularly‚ Tom Robinson‚ an innocent man‚ slain by the caste system when he later is found guilty of rape‚ resulting in preconceived antipathy towards Tom because of his colour. His innocence of the crime he’s accused of suggests a relationship to the mockingbird for they both provide no harm. Considering the irrationality of the townspeople‚ killing Tom Robinson brought forward no good or prevented no evil‚ just like a mockingbird. Similarly
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horrifying situation. Tom Robinson‚ a black male is accused of raping and abusing Mayella. Between class judgement‚white supremacy ‚ and ‚ is Mayella really powerful? Given Mayella’s race‚ you could say that she is a powerful person. As stated before‚ in that time period‚ white people had more power blacks. Black people were treated unfairly. For example‚ Reverend Sykes tells Jem that he “ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man.”. Even though Tom Robinson was innocent‚
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The most controversial issue in this story is probably the Thomas Robinson trial. The entire town of Maycomb was involved in this trial‚ and each took sides. I am certain that Thomas was innocent because all of the evidence pointed back to the “victim” and her father. I am 100% certain that Thomas is innocent because the bruises on the victim‚ 19-year-old Mayella Ewell‚ could only have been caused by a left-handed person. Thomas‚ however‚ lost all mobility in his whole left arm after a cotton gin
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were judge affected Tom Robinson’s trial because all colored people were treated differently than white people back in the day. Reverend Sykes explained to Jem; “I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man” (Lee 279). Tom was not going to be charged with the crime. This is because everything that was said on his half proved that he was innocent but judges never choose a colored man over a white man. Further‚ Tom Robinson was not able to win the trial because he is a colored
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in Maycomb one of the few citizens of Maycomb committed to racial equality. When he agrees to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man charged with raping a white woman‚ he exposes himself and his family to the anger of the white community. Jem‚ Scouts brother and Atticus’ son‚ Jem moves into his adolescence during the story‚ and he is shaken badly by the evil and injustice that he sees during the trial of
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How do the characters’ emotions develop during the trial? Throughout the Tom Robinson trial many of the characters emotions went on a rollercoaster ride; soaring from confident to crashing back down to the reality of defending a black man. The three characters I’m going to write about in much detail are Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch and Scout Finch. Although these three are from the same family each one has their own take on the enfolding of the court case and go through a completely different set of
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The Tom Robinson case in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows unfairness and inequality in colored people compared to whites. Tom Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Evidence clearly shows that Tom did not commit rape‚ but the jury still found him guilty according to his skin color. Tom now has to face his life in misery‚ knowing that he didn’t do anything wrong. The Declaration of Independence and Tom’s inspiring lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ both say that
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court case‚ Ewell v. Robinson‚ examines the accusation of rape by Tom Robinson‚ an African-American male. According to Tom Robinson‚ he walked by Mayella Ewell’s house every day and she always asked him to help her. Tom claimed that in the spring Mayell a asked him to chop up the chiffarobe contrary to Mayella and Bob’s testimony. Mayella asked Tom to come inside and
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processing Tom Robinson’s death and all the injustice that Tom Robinson endured during his trials‚ so Jem really understands that killing is wrong‚ especially to something so innocent.
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