despite the unwavering dedication of atticus finch in To Kill a Mockingbird the absence of evidence and a moving courtroom speech tom Robinson is convicted of a crime he likely didn't commit , tom Robinson was convicted of a crime he didn't commit because the absence of evidence , tom Robinson is eventually killed, and the jury ruling causes both those who advocated Robinson's conviction and those who were convinced of his innocence to question their notations of justice and fairness .
Toms death is virtually unnoticed except in the colored folk and a racist Mr.Underwood who says “likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children.” (https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird/summary-and-analysis/part-1-chapter-1).Tom Robinson tried to climb over the fence to exscape the jail but was killed by the gaurds. atticus helps the children get through the fact that tom robinson is dead for a crime he likely didn't commit by describing to them it is just the way the state of alabama works.
In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson is the mockingbird in the story.Tom robinson is a mockingbird in this story for the reason that he he was guilty of a crime he could not have committed. For the reason his left
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Even though the Ewells were white and Tom Robinson was black the Ewells were known as white trash in the community for the way they live and act in public and at home. Another reason that affected the court would be that atticus was being polite to miss. Ewell even though she was lying and she thought that he was being rude while making fun of her so she started to cry and said she would not talk anymore.What determined the the final decision was when Tom Robinson said he felt sorry for miss. Ewell which was the biggest mistake he