How Did Tom Robinson Judge In To Kill A Mockingbird

You should never be judged by your appearance. They don’t always tell the right story. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson was falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. They lived in a racist town and didn’t like Tom Robinson. The Ewell’s were jealous and decided to make a story up to make them seem better and him be wrongly punished. In “Ungifted” by Gordon Korman, Donovan Curtis was accidentally sent to a gifted school. He got to see what it was like as a “smarter” student. Though, pretty much everyone thought he really was a gifted student and belonged there, he wasn’t really a gifted. The theme, “Appearances Do Not Always Reflect Reality,” was developed through the characters Donovan from Ungifted by Gordon Korman, Boo

This quote demonstrates that because of his appearance, he will be charged as guilty. People believe that because he is black, he committed a crime that he did not do. Because of the color of his skin, he wouldn't win. It didn't matter how much evidence they had to prove him innocent he would always be “guilty” because they will always believe a white man over a black man. People think that because Tom Robinson is a black man, he is guilty. They will do anything to try to hurt him or someone involved with him to make themselves feel better. In, “To Kill A Mockingbird” it states,“It might be because he knows in his heart that very few people in Maycomb really believed his and Mayella’s yarns. He thought he’d be a hero, but all he got for his pain was . . . was, okay, Negro but get back to your dump”(Lee 287). 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

I used to judge people all of the time. Now I have learned that the person you judged, may have a lot in common with and they could be your friend. For example, on the first day of 6th grade my friends and I were out at recess and this girl went up to us and wanted to be friends. At first, I thought she was weird and annoying. Now, she is one of my best friends. This quote proves that you don’t really know a person until you get to know them. I thought she was weird and annoying but really she is nice and funny. I never would have guessed that if I didn’t know the real her. Before this happened, I never would have thought that we’d be friends. Now I know not to judge people based off of appearance. Some people have judged me based off of appearance before. The person saying it had no idea of what I was really like. For instance, I heard someone saying that I was rude and annoying. I had never talked to her before. This quote shows that she made an assumption by just seeing my appearance. The girl saying this had never talked to me before so she didn’t know what I was truly like. This made me realize that it doesn’t feel good to be judged based on what you look like. Now, I try not to judge people based on appearance and for their personality. In conclusion, I have judged people and have been judged based off of appearance. It doesn’t feel good and I am changing my ways and hope