In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson represents the black race in Maycomb's society. He is a victim of racism and is characterized by what the people of Maycomb say about him. After being accused of rape, most of the people see him as an evil beast. However, Tom Robinson should not be found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. Although Tom is a black man, you should not judge this trial by racial content. Atticus provides clear evidence that Mayella and her father Bob are lying about Tom. First, Tom is honest and a good man, no doctor was called to the scene, Mayella was upset easily and can b proven a liar, and Tom has no use of his left arm. The evidence supporting Tom clearly shows his innocence.
Tom is an honest and good man. When Tom is giving his statement he says, "I felt right sorry for her- (200). In Maycomb, whites were extremely higher in class than blacks, so for a black to say that he feels sorry for a white person was startling. But looking at what Tom says we know how he really feels. We know that Tom is not trying to trick the jury into thinking he was innocent or he wouldn't have said this. We also know that Tom is a good man because he doesn't want to embarrass Mayella. He is careful on what he says and says things respectfully. He doesn't want to admit that Mayella came on to him, for the sake of her. Another piece of evidence to look at is Mr. Link Deas. Mr. Deas stands up in the courtroom to defend Tom's name. "I want the whole of you to know one thing, right now. That boys' worked for me for eight years and I ain't had a speck of trouble out of him, not a speck" (198). We know that in Maycomb a white man would not do this for a black man at all. We know that Tom must be a respectfully good and truthful man. These pieces of evidence help to show Tom's innocence. .
Another thing to help prove Tom's innocence is that no doctor was called to the scene of the rape.
Obituary Tom Robinson was a member of the First Purchase African M.E. ... Tom Robinson worked for Link Deas as a cotton picker. ... 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. ...
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. ...
