Tom Robinson is crippled on his left hand which was caused by getting his hand stuck in a Cotton GIn when he was 12 years old, as Tom recalled "I got it caught in a cotton gin, caught it in Mr. Dolphin Raymond's cotton gin when I was a boy....almost bled to death....tore all the muscles loose from my bones." (Lee pg 186)”. This shows that Tom Robinson couldn’t have choked her and beat her with one hand so it would have been almost impossible to do any of this. Atticus wanted to make sure the jury had no qualms about acquitting Tom Robinson. Another reason this is an important fact is, because right when Tom brought up the fact that he only had one hand the expressions on Mayella's face turned from sad to surprised or like if she committed
Because of that, Underwood's opinion states, it was unjust to kill him. Using this theory, both Tom Robinson’s and the
From the very beginning, this case has not been carried out in an honest manner, and possesses many faults as can be seen in the evidence provided today. The witness testimony not only lacks medical evidence proving that the crime ever happened in the first place, but also lacks logical argument which will no doubt have made you all feel ambiguity about the case. First of all, it is physically impossible for Tom Robinson to have beaten and raped Ms. Mayella. This is due to the fact that from the sheriff’s and Mr. Ewell’s testament, we know that Miss Mayella was beaten mostly on the right side of her body. Since it is much easier for a left handed person to hit another person on their right, we can reach the conclusion that Miss Mayella was most likely beaten by someone left handed.
Tom Robinson was a black man who in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, was convicted of a crime simply because of the color of his skin. His case was much of the underlying meaning behind the book itself, and was the main reason it earned its reputation and recognition. Tom Robinson was affected by prejudice and killed by it in extension to his supposed rape of a white woman. There was no evidence supporting his guilty sentence, but because he was black and those who spoke out against him were white he was found guilty Tom Robinson lived in the black part of Maycomb, and helped a white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. On one certain day, she was alone in her house and invited him to come inside to help her with something.
Due to the attitude throughout the United States in the 1930s, Tom Robinson could not get a fair trial because of the racism, discrimination and prejudice in Maycomb. "As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you ever forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, doesnt matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash. " Racism is shown through Tom Robinson's trial, and his falsely determined verdict. Discrimination is shown through Tom himself and his word over a white woman's. And finally, prejudice is shown with Boo Radley and the horrible things the people of Maycomb have to say about him.
Avery Halstead Mrs. Lawson English 10 19 January 2023 Tom Robinson; Everyone Else is at Fault The people during the 1930s had a barrier between one another, and that barrier was race. One example of what can happen when race is a communication barrier between two sides is the book, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Harper Lee wrote the book based on the period of the Great Depression (1933-1935) in Maycomb, Alabama. The Great Depression had immense repercussions on families.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a Mockingbird is used to symbolize other characters in the novel. While there are connections to a few characters in the novel, Tom Robinson stands out by his traits. Additionally his circumstances help to draw even more connections to the mockingbird. This idea may have another meaning beyond just a bird. The mockingbird’s presence in the story portrays similar traits as Tom Robinson, communicating how your treatment of others around you should always be thoughtful and considerate, as anything less could be sinful.
This quote shows that Tom Robinson thought he would be a hero for helping Mayella, but really he got framed for something he did not do. He didn’t expect to go to court and later be killed for just simply helping Mayella. Tom Robinson is a good example of appearance not reflecting reality because he tries to do good but in the end people try to frame him as someone who is not
Wounded but not Destroyed Wanda Lopez, stabbed once through the left side of her body, bled out and never knew who attacked her. The store was still and mute. The smell of freshly baked bread filled the air as Carlos DeLuna searched for his daily goods at the superstore. Seconds later he paused and heard a women struggling and shouting. He then glimpsed at a man at the front counter and ran.
The readers can see this through quotes from the novel. There are three specific quotes that show Tom Robinson’s
What was the significance of the conflict between Philip IV and Boniface VIII: The struggle for authority between Pope Boniface the 7th and Philip the 4th isn't the first time we have seen breach in the bond between the HRE and the Pope. Fredrick Barbarossa and his son both had quarrels with Popes. And it normally starts with the HRE getting the idea that the state should rule the church and they usually break all sorts of rules out of desperation. As we see Philip began to tax the church estates and the clergy because he could not keep up with England in the war.
In conclusion, Tom Robinson shares lots of similarities with the mockingbird in different ways. Hs is innocent and does no harm, but the community ignores his voice and kills him for no reason. Just like a mockingbird, he is misjudged by most people. Throughout the novel “to kill a mockingbird” Tom is shown as the most evident victim, the mockingbird figure of the story. The mockingbird is beyond the character of Tom Robinson, and stretches further in terms if the whole society in the 1930s.
Tom Robinson was an innocent man falsely accused and convicted of a crime he didn’t commit and despite the evidence supporting him he was still found and guilty and was sentenced to the death penalty. He is one of if
Tom Robinson died innocent, even though “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”(Lee
Tom Robinson is considered a mockingbird because he was slaughtered for doing nothing but trying to live his life, “...There’s a black boy dead for reason” (Lee 233). In the quote when it talks about the "senseless slaughter," and the unreasonable, unjustifiable death, it relates to Tom because he is being punished for his false accusations, and it relates to an innocent mockingbird being killed. Tom Robinson symbolizes an innocent fragile songbird because he does no harm to society, his voice is ignored by almost everyone, and he gets shot and killed just like an innocent fragile songbird which reaches the theme of the novel, ‘To kill a mockingbird’. The book exploration of the moral nature of human beings—that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially
