... the mob mentality, which is created by white power groups. Despite his undisputable intelligence, his incendiary actions culminate in a brutal murder and ultimately, a prison sentence. Three years later, everyone awaits Derek's return: His mother Doris (Beverly D"Angelo) who prays for his safety; his girlfriend Stacey (Fairuza Balk ... is disillusioned to find that all the major groups in prison (black, Hispanic, white) have a working agreement, which was too much cooperation for Derek. In prison, we see Derek undergoes a slow transition from a white zealot to a loner - a brutal rape hel...

• Word Count: 2155
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... most inopportune moment. Bob Ewell needs to place the blame on somebody for his actions as Atticus infers, " What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense to it" (251) What is disturbing is that his fate in the trial is predetermined as Scout explained, "Tom Robinson was a dead man the minute ... be impartial. Tom Robinson faced the death penalty for a crime that Bob Ewell commits. Tragically, Tom Robinson is shot dead at the jail. He is trying to escape from the prison. Obviously prisoners are forbidden from escaping the prison, but his desire to escape ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... , Tom Robinson is the married, handicapped character that attended Purchase Church since he was a boy and worked for Mr. Deas for 8 years without incident. He was unjustly charged with the rape of the Mayella Ewell. The court trial is a major plot crescendo in the book. Prior to the actual courtroom, Scout and Jem hear many nasty, narrow-minded comments from their ... 's that word again!) have a 2.7% chance and white men in their 20s have only a .86% chance? For drug offenses, why are black children 48 times more likely to be sentenced to prison for drug offenses than white youths? Why ar...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... the prosecution and the judge were making it very difficult to go anywhere. The women called to the stand could not be interrogated about the instance or knowledge of the rape of Celia by her owner. This was an Old South courtesy extended to women. The defense also tried to establish that the defendant could not have acted alone because the ... of thought. He also tried to get the jury to find that the defendant should be charged with murder in the second degree which would give a sentence of life in prison instead of the sentence of death by hanging. The defense tried to explain to the...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School