To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue jay
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the loss of innocence‚ reflected in To Kill a Mockingbird by the prejudice and racism displayed towards people of colour. Particularly‚ Tom Robinson‚ an innocent man‚ slain by the caste system when he later is found guilty of rape‚ resulting in preconceived antipathy towards Tom because of his colour. His innocence of the crime he’s accused of suggests a relationship to the mockingbird for they both provide no harm. Considering the irrationality of the townspeople‚ killing Tom Robinson brought forward
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yard game me some pleasure‚ but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by …” (p. 30). Given that she never wants to harm anybody‚ she is a good-natured person. Scout behaves curious and fascinated concerning Boo Radley. The trial of Tom Robinson deeply affects Scout. First of all‚ she is annoyed that citizens of Maycomb‚ and Mrs. Dubose‚ call Atticus repeatedly a “nigger-lover”. Even members of her own family‚ especially the grandkid of her aunt Alexandria‚
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Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is an African American man Atticus defends when he is accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. Tom is a young‚ harmless‚ innocent‚ hardworking black. As Scout realizes‚ His left hand had been injured in an accident. Tom was married‚ with three children and worked for Mr. Link Deas in his farm. The only mistake he made was that he took pity on Mayella and often helped her by doing small household chores for her. He pitied Mayella for her deplorable condition and
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today clearly shows that Tom Robinson is innocent‚ and casts all evidence upon on Bob Ewell. Three critical pieces of evidence clear Tom’s name. Mayella’s right eye was blackened‚ indicating that she was most likely struck by a left hand. (Pg. 235-237) As Tom’s left arm is crippled‚ (Pg. 249) and as Atticus demonstrated‚ Bob Ewell is left-handed‚ (PG. 237) and the physical evidence points to he would have been able to do it easier. Furthermore‚ with intention to frame Tom‚ when Bob realized Mayella
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Tom Robinson was an honest‚ trustworthy‚ loyal friend to me. Tom has never meant to hurt anybody‚ let alone a young woman. He was a respectful person and a good neighbor. He was always there to assist those in need. He could be standing with us today‚ carrying on his own like the good man he was. It was very clear to the citizens of Maycomb that Tom was an innocent man that was falsely accused by Mayella. They did not need solid proof because apparently his skin color was enough to get him in trouble
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Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is a Negro. He walks past the Ewell’s house every afternoon to get to his own. On the way past‚ he sees Mayella Ewell‚ the daughter of the drunken mess‚ Bob Ewell. Miss Mayella sometimes asks Tom if he can help her with some jobs around the house which she can’t do. Tom Robinson is a nice man and always agrees to help out. But one day‚ he was accused of raping Miss Mayella‚ by Bob Ewell. As the town of Maycomb do not accept blacks‚ they immediately see the worst of
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Tom Robinson‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ symbolize the unjust treatment the black residents of Maycomb county face. Using the case that question Tom’s innocence‚ Lee paints a picture of justice‚ morality‚ and ethics examined through the eyes of young white female Scout. Tom Robinson also symbolizes the innocence of the Mockingbird portrayed in the title of the book. Readers learn from the book that to kill a mockingbird‚ is a sin. “Equal rights for all‚ special privileges for none.” (328)
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The case of Tom Robinson - Was justice served? Yet another incident against a Negro has taken place in Maycomb County of Alabeama. The young man‚ Tom Robinson‚ was accused of physically and sexually assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch was Mr Robinson’s lawyer‚ and during the trial he pointed out a few things that were evident and proved Mr Robinson’s innocence. Miss Mayella Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her - attacked her‚
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childlike innocence‚ sharply contrasting it with the prejudiced nature of adults. It follows the coming-of-age‚ or‚ at least‚ maturation of Scout. In this novel‚ the meaning of the opening phrase and the novel as a whole is shaped by the development of the protagonist‚ Scout‚ from a state of childlike ignorance and innocence to facing the realities of maturity--especially racism and hatred. While evidence of Scout’s maturation is found throughout the book‚ one event‚ the condemnation of Tom Robinson‚ is
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