Tom Robinson was a member of the First Purchase African M. He lived down by the Maycomb town dump with his wife, Helen and 3 children. He was convicted of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch was his lawyer in the case. When he passed away he left his wife and children to fend for themselves. He passed in September 1935. He was about 25 years old. Tom lived with his wife and children in Maycomb, Alabama. Tom Robinson worked for Link Deas as a cotton picker. Tom was shot seventeen times while trying to escape from the prison camp he was in. His funeral is being held on Sunday, September 2, 1935, 2 p.m. at First Purchase African M.E. Church. Visitation is before the funeral starting at 6:30 a.m. at the church. Tom will be buried in the cemetery beside the church. Donations for Tom Robinson's wife and children will be greatly appreciated. .
Eulogy.
Tom Robinson was a man of god. Since he was a member of the First Purchase with Calpurnia. He was a hard worker in the cotton fields where he worked for Mr. Link Deas. Tom was also helpful to Mayella when she needed heavy work done such as chopping wood. Atticus, who represented Tom in his trial, said that Tom is an honest, word-working, kind man who just happened to be in the wrong place and at the wrong time. Reverend Sykes said that Tom regularly went to church and well respected person among the congregation. I feel that Tom was a hard-working, kind, respectable person that would do anything wrong. I believe that because I truly think that Tom didn't rape Mayella and that he never would. .
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson represents the black race in Maycomb's society. ... However, Tom Robinson should not be found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. ... Tom is an honest and good man. ... Deas stands up in the courtroom to defend Tom's name. ... If you take your time to look under this "mask- you will see that Tom Robinson is innocent....
Tom Robinson, Boo Radley and Mayella are all "mockingbirds". ... Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. ... That shows the person that beats Mayella is not Tom Robinson. When Tom Robinson breaks loose and runs, the deputy shoots him. ... One day, there are only Mayella and Tom at home so she hugs and kisses that black man---Tom Robinson. ...
Tom Robinson was one of the best characters in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Tom Robinson was accused of a crime that he did not commit. ... Tom Robinson had a very big role in this book and those are only some of the reasons why. ... I think Tom Robinson didn't do anything wrong to deserve this. ... Killing Tom Robinson is like killing a mockingbird because he was a good person, and it shouldn't have happened. ...
Some of these instances are when Tom Robinson is shot and killed, when Bob Ewell's lawyer accuses Tom Robinson of an ulterior motive when helping Mayella Ewell, and when the town does not see anything wrong with Calpurnia caring for Jem and Scout Finch. ... During Tom Robinson's rape trial, Bob Ewell's lawyer continuously accused Tom of an ulterior motive when helping Mayella Ewell with chopping wood and such. Tom Robinson had no ulterior motives, but, since he was black, it was "obvious" that he had to have been after a sexual relationship with Mayella. ... Finall...
This can be seen in the trial of Tom Robinson. ... This simple act of kindness shown by Tom Robinson, an act that he had practiced many times, was the one that led to his untimely death. The people of Mayomb were not prepared to believe Tom Robinson. ... These feelings of hatred are perhaps the most evident when the mob arrives to lynch Tom Robinson outside of the jail. ... We see racism in many more places throughout the novel, but most significantly in the trial of Tom Robinson. ...
There was three distinct views on Tom Robinson's trial. ... Atticus knew that Tom Robinson would be found guilty. ... Tom Robinson would still get convicted because it was an all white jury. ... It would have been impossible to do to her what she said Tom did "Tom Robinson's powerful shoulders rippled with his right hand on the back of his chair. ... Tom Robinson is a black man who was found guilty of rape he didn't commit. ...
As was Tom Robinson's case, he was a victim of the government judicial system by way of racism. ... The trial of Tom Robinson was unrighteous in that it took a sensitive black man and framed him. ... Tom was guilty of nothing, except pity, yet with all the evidence shown, as well as persuing the Ewells as not trustworthy and alcoholics, an all white jury found Tom Robinson, guilty. ... Tom Robinson's case was a case that should have been in his favor. ... Diallo was not a white man, as Tom Robinson was not. ...
August 13 , 1950 Chapter 1:- The Verdict of Tom Robinson Looking back on the Trial of Tom Robinson, I can understand why people couldn't accept how I was so much at ease shifting between black and white societies especially with the social divide being as it as "segregated" as it was then, but I have begun to wonder how different the fate of Tom Robinson might have been if he had the chance to have a retrial now - with things as different as they are. ... But then I am a hypocrite and that is one of the reas...
The effect of class structure and underlying prejudice is evident in the trial involving Tom Robinson. Due to the extreme prejudice views of the town, Tom Robinson was unjustly prosecuted for a crime that he was incapable of committing. ... Among the jury sat Walter Cunningham a harrowing, blue-collared farmer and a member of the lynch mob who came to execute Tom Robinson. ... Thus, sentencing Tom Robinson to death. ... This was clearly evident in the exploit of Tom Robinson, a black man improperly litigated for criminal ravishment. ...
