Tristin Long Mrs. Lawson English 10 11 January 2023 TKAM Argumentive Essay In To Kill a Mockingbird, it is the communities fault that Tom Robinson died. Tom Robinson is an African American who was falsely accused of raping Mayela. Tom is mostly mentioned in chapters 17 to 21. It is the communities fault because most of the community is incredibly racist and doesn't listen to the evidence pointed in Tom’s favor. Lets us begin by talking about how they are racist. The word “racist” describes an obvious difference between two or more groups mostly consisting of the same species. It is mostly used to describe or be prejudiced toward one group or to one another. In this case, it would be most of the jury being racist toward Tom because of his skin color. “... In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins.” (Lee 251-252) Let us now look at the evidence presented in the court. …show more content…
“... It was her right eye, Mr. Finch. I remember now, she was bunged up on that side of her face…” (Lee 193), “Your left handed, Mr. Ewell … ”(Lee 201). This implies that Mayella wasn't beaten by Tom, but by Bob Ewell, her father. And to put the nail in the coffin, “... Reverend, he’s cripled! … He got it caught in a cotton gin, caught it in Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s cotton gin when he was a boy… tore all the muscles lose from his bones.” (Lee 211) They are talking about Tom's left arm. This shows that Tom did not beat her and take advantage of her. It shows that instead, Bob was the one who beat Mayella. However, some people don't believe that the community killed