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Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson’s innocence can be proven through Mayella's injuries, Bob’s history of neglect, and discrepancies between Bob and Mayelaa’s testimonies. First, Tom’s disability makes it impossible for him to have caused Mayella’s injuries. For example, Heck and Bob testified that all around her neck and the right side of her face is bruised. Tom could not have done this because his left hand is weak and mangled. Bob on the other hand is left-handed. We know this because he wrote his name on the paper with his left hand. Therefore, it is more likely that Bob beat up Mayella because he has two capable hands to have bruised her neck and caused the right side of her face to be bruised. Second, Bob’s history
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