Tom Robinson's Death in TKAM
When Tom Robinson is killed in To Kill A Mockingbird, the town of Maycomb analyzes what has happened for only a couple of days and just moves on. Nobody cares that Tom has died for the most important reason of racism in Maycomb. Racism was widespread in the south during the depression which is the setting of this book. Another reason the people of Maycomb move on so quickly is due to the fact that little to nothing can be done about Tom's case any longer. He can't be freed. Lastly nobody wants to speak their mind about the last few days and how corrupt it has been towards Tom Robinson. These people know that they stand no chance alone against the very racist southern people and against clans like the KKK. The town of Maycomb forgot about Tom because they were ashamed of the court case and story Tom held. His death held a small impact on the town.
The first and most important reason why Maycomb had forgotten about Tom and his story so fast was because of the racism of the times. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the 1930's during the great depression as well as the widespread of racism. African Americans were usually slaves that worked on farms and some women would be maids. All whom worked for no pay. They were treated like trash and racist whites believed they deserved no rights, no pay, and no justice. When Tom is accused of rape he is destined for jail if not death. Because of racism the town believes Bob Ewell in his accusation of Tom right away because in their minds black people were the cause of everything that goes wrong and are disgusted by black people. If the town weren't racist, a test for DNA samples would have taken place and prove that Tom was innocent but it would never happen. He is sent to jail and tries to escape in his innocence and is killed. Now that he is dead everyone hears about it and thinks he deserves his death for what he has done. If Maycomb was not a racist town they would have cared more about Tom's death because they would have
The first and most important reason why Maycomb had forgotten about Tom and his story so fast was because of the racism of the times. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the 1930's during the great depression as well as the widespread of racism. African Americans were usually slaves that worked on farms and some women would be maids. All whom worked for no pay. They were treated like trash and racist whites believed they deserved no rights, no pay, and no justice. When Tom is accused of rape he is destined for jail if not death. Because of racism the town believes Bob Ewell in his accusation of Tom right away because in their minds black people were the cause of everything that goes wrong and are disgusted by black people. If the town weren't racist, a test for DNA samples would have taken place and prove that Tom was innocent but it would never happen. He is sent to jail and tries to escape in his innocence and is killed. Now that he is dead everyone hears about it and thinks he deserves his death for what he has done. If Maycomb was not a racist town they would have cared more about Tom's death because they would have