“Atticus sometimes said that one way to tell whether a witness was lying or telling the truth was to listen rather than watch…I found myself believing him in spite of his protesting too much. He seemed to be s respecting Negro…” (Lee, 192). Tom Robinson was accused of hurting Mayella but he couldn’t have because of his injured arm. They thought Tom was lying because of his skin tone and went to Bob Ewell’s side because he’s white. “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?’...Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinson’s answer.” (Lee, 197). If a white man said he felt sorry it would be acceptable but when a black man says that he would be punished. If a black man was supposed to not even look at a white woman then think of the punishment they would get for feeling sorry for a white woman. A majority of white people in 1930 wouldn’t even look or walk next to a black person without being judged but imagine defending for
“Atticus sometimes said that one way to tell whether a witness was lying or telling the truth was to listen rather than watch…I found myself believing him in spite of his protesting too much. He seemed to be s respecting Negro…” (Lee, 192). Tom Robinson was accused of hurting Mayella but he couldn’t have because of his injured arm. They thought Tom was lying because of his skin tone and went to Bob Ewell’s side because he’s white. “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?’...Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinson’s answer.” (Lee, 197). If a white man said he felt sorry it would be acceptable but when a black man says that he would be punished. If a black man was supposed to not even look at a white woman then think of the punishment they would get for feeling sorry for a white woman. A majority of white people in 1930 wouldn’t even look or walk next to a black person without being judged but imagine defending for