This past week has been rough for the Robinson family. After a racist jury choose to make an innocent man guilty things went from bad to worse. Atticus Finch was chosen to defend Tom Robinson. This particular case was against Mayella Ewell, a white woman. As a black man Tom was already at a disadvantage.
Police arrived at the scene of an attempted escape from the Maycomb County Jail. Authorities say Tom Robinson was shot 17 times by the guards as he was climbing the fence. Earlier this week, Tom had been convicted for rape against Mayella Ewell, daughter of Mr. Bob Ewell. Mayella Ewell filed a complaint, that she had been “taken advantage of” and raped. No doctor was called, but county sheriff, Mr. Heck ‘Tate arrived at the scene.
WOW! To Kill A Mockingbird has been a popular book for many years. The reason for this is it brings out a main theme which was common back then and still happens now. The theme of racism is seen in the book mainly at Tom Robinson's trial. The Ewell family represents the pride that whites had for innocent blacks.
I believe Tom Robinson isn’t guilty. Some ways I could tell this is how he presents his case, his mannerisms, and also how his injuries can make him unable to commit the said crime. The plaintiffs and witnesses supporting them did not present their information in that way. Many of the testimonies were conducted improperly, or weren’t said confidently. Hector Tates was very contradictory, Bob Ewells was disorderly, and Mayellas was abruptly emotional.
To be honest I am really upset that Tom was found guilty. It was obvious that he did not rape Mayella. She was the one that came onto him. He does not deserve to go to jail for what others did. Mayella and Mr. Ewell should go to jail instead of him as they were trying to convict an innocent black man for something that they did.
Bob Ewell claims that on the night of November 21st, he was out gathering kindle and heard Mayella “screamin’ fit to beat Jesus”. He ran towards the window to discover Mayella being raped by Tom Robinson. When Bob Ewell enters the house to assist with Mayella’s situation, Tom had already left the residence through the front door. After adjusting to the situation, Bob raced to Heck Tate to inform him about the issue. Bob Ewell provided that he saw the room was “slung about” as if “there was a fight”, resulting in Mayella to be “on the floor squallin’”.
Good afternoon, my name is Claire Gruber, it is my pleasure to represent the state of Maycomb and to serve as the prosecutor in this important case. On November 21, Mayella Ewell lied because she was scared of her father and what he would do to her if she told the truth. The theme of this case is that Mayella thought she could get away with lying. Mayella Ewell said that Tom Robinson raped her and she went to court and lied about Tom Robinson. Members of the jury, the evidence in this case will show how Mayella Ewell lied about being raped.
Tom Robinson Found Guilty Last weekend, despite his lawyer’s attempts, Tom Robinson was found guilty of taking advantage of Mayella Ewell. Robinson was accused by Robert Ewell of raping and beating his daughter Mayella Ewell. Robinson is a Negro and lives by the town dump with his wife and children. The witnesses called to the stand were Heck Tate, the county sheriff, and Bob and Mayella Ewell.
Ava Suda Ms. Rodden 4th Hour Literature January 20, 2017 Who here thinks that Tom Robinson is truly guilty? Just because he is a Negro, and a white man’s word is worth more than his, we say he is guilty. Tom Robinson may be a Negro, but the Ewells are not the most trustworthy folks either.
Tom Robinson had no chance of freedom just because his skin was of a different color than what the jury preferred even though he was innocent, as Atticus Finch proved. Tom Robinson ended up getting killed in prison, leaving his wife and children to
It was hard for Tom Robinson to find a lawyer because no one wanted to defend a black
America was a very racist country since it was founded. Racism was very evident throughout the years. It was extremely evident in the 1930s in Alabama. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, racism played a large role in the outcome of the case of Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman.
In the South of the United States in the 1930´s, the justice system was very unfair towards colored people. Colored people that were sent to court could not receive a fair trial because of the prejudice and racism from the jury. This happened all the time, especially in Maycomb Alabama. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a colored man named Tom Robinson was convicted of assaulting a white woman just because of the color of his skin. Tom Robinson should have been found not guilty for many reasons.
Because the jury did not favor black men, Tom Robinson did not receive a fair trial, although Atticus made a great case. Segregation directly disobeys the fourteenth amendment, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” Maycomb Alabama is where the story, To Kill a Mockingbird takes place. Tom Robinson’s trial out come was not based on factual evidence. Mayella was lying to the jury, while Tom was completely innocent.
Recently, I have seen an article with a title “More than 190,000 bachelors, masters and doctors are unemployed” from Vietnam’s newspaper. Interviewers from the article claimed that most companies ask for work experiences. As a full-time student, school work already occupied majority of your time, so it is quite a challenge to also go to work. And when you get the degree and find out the company you are applying for preferring work experience would you still think investing in a college degree is worth it? Eventually, most Americans will graduate with college debts.
