How Does Racial Prejudice Affect the Outcome of Tom Robinson's Trial? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the case of Tom Robinson, a black man, shows how racial prejudice has affected many outcomes of different trials. Mayella Ewall, a white young lady, accused Tom Robinson of raping. Ewall had an abusive dad, Bob Ewall, who played a big part in the book. Bob Ewall should have been questioned more in the trial. The trial was prejudiced and unfair. Robinson was not given a fair try because he is a young black man. The jury was full of old, white, racist men who were farmers. Lots of farmers in the 1930’s used black people to work on their farms. There was lots of evidence that found Tom Robinson not guilty yet, he was found guilty …show more content…
She told the town that he had come up behind her and beat her on the right side of her face. Robinson didn't have any mobility in his left arm. He had lost all mobility when he was just a boy. His arm got caught in a cotton gin. Robinson could not use his left arm at all and Ewall was hit on the right side of her face. During the trial, Mayella Ewall was inconsistent and unreliable. She kept changing her words and what had happened. She would slur her words and get upset if she didn't have an answer to the question. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson's attorney, asked her to repeat a fact she said in the beginning. She struggled to remember this detail and many others. Ewall didn't give the story full details. Tom Robinson had no motive to beat or rape her. He has been helpful to her and her family. He had even broken up fights with her abusive dad. He helped her around the house and was always nice and welcoming to her. It would make no sense if he had randomly beaten her like she said he had. Throughout the story and trial, you learn that Robinson is a very kind and honest man. He told the truth and told it in full. Tom Robinson told the judge, jury and townspeople what truly happened. He