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Tom Robinson Accused In To Kill A Mockingbird

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or anyone that does nothing to harm others. Tom Robinson does nothing to bring harm to anyone, but he is convicted of rape despite only showing generosity towards Mayella Ewell. These accusations are made by Bob Ewell and with each lie he makes it’s the same as shooting Tom like a mockingbird. Bob, Mayella’s father displays a high level of prejudice towards Tom, rejecting the idea that it could be possible that his daughter tried to kiss Tom. Reader’s know, Tom did not rape Mayella and he is too of a kind hearted man to directly blame Mayella for falsely accusing him. Instead, he was meandering to say that it was Mayella’s fault, as he declares, “ I say she’s mistaken in her mind” (197) with the courtroom teeming with people from town wanting
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