Mayella’s bruises were on the right side of her face‚ the crowd instantly realized the contradiction in Mr. Ewell’s evidence; Tom Robinson was not likely to have hit Mayella Ewell’s right side of her face with his right arm. The result of the court case is not certain‚ but if justice prevails racial tensions‚ then Atticus Finch will have a decent chance of proving Tom Robinson innocent. We do not have the judge’s decision
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our society‚ people are always being treated unfairly whether it is or is not intentional. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ the character Tom Robinson was a hardworking crippled Black man living in 1930’s America. He was convicted for raping a White young woman named Mayella Ewell. Throughout the course of the book‚ Robinson was consistently victimized by the citizens of his predominantly White town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Tommy Lee Hines is a 26-year-old mentally retarded citizen
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Bob Radley and Tom Robinson come from different backgrounds. They both face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgements. Boo and Tom face some of the same hardships throughout the novel. They are both good men who were put down because they were considered “different” than others in the town. Their actions were very much criticize. Boo Radley was punished by his father as a teenager‚ so if was put on lock down‚ as he
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The case On August 21 Tom Robinson supposedly raped Mayella Ewell inside of her home while she asked him to do a little work.. Atticus defends Tom and does his best to keep the jury thinking about the case and not the skin color of Tom. Atticus found out that Mayella’s dad was left handed and that Tom’s left arm was unusable and that he could not have abused Mayella with just one arm. Tom Robinson Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell because he’s been in the Ewell house multiple times
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Amanda Harlow English 45 Professor Moore Journal Entry 9 To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel set in the 1930s in Alabama about a small town white lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ who is assigned to defend a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ accused of rape. Both are fathers with different economic backgrounds who live in the same town‚ but live in very different positions in society. Atticus Finch is an attorney by profession who is a highly respected citizen. He lives in the wealthier part of town and is the
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to Mr. Ewell and Mayella Ewell lie to the jury. Tom Robinson tells the truth in his testimony‚ but the jury’s verdict states that he is guilty in the end. In this journal‚ I will be characterizing Tom Robinson. All through this journal‚ Tom Robinson can be characterized as considerate and polite. First off‚ Tom is considerate. A reason Tom is considerate is because he does various jobs for Mayella Ewell when she asks him to without reluctance. Tom says‚ “She’d have some little somethin’ for me to
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would have never thought that was there. This is just like prejudice‚ because you don’t think it’s anything special because you don’t take the time to realize that there’s another side to everything you see. Just like in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson wasn’t guilty but because he was a colored person the jury didn’t take the time to actually hear what he had to say. They had just assumed that he was guilty because he was a dark colored man and Mayella Ewell was a white lady. Because of the false
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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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The Maycomb Tribune Devastating Fire Devours Home In the early hours of the morning of Saturday 14th December‚ the house of Miss Maudie Atkinson‚ 48‚ caught fire. By approximately 1:15 am‚ the whole town was filing out of their house to see what was going on and watch in awe as flames devoured their well-loved neighbours’ house. ‘At the front door‚ I saw fire spewing from Miss Maudie’s dining room window. It looked like a pumpkin.’ Said Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch‚ 7. Luckily for Miss Atkinson
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The Livingston Street Journal VOL.CLX…No. 230 WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 3‚ 1944 $0.50 YOUNG BOYS SURVIVE FOR MONTHS ON END ON A DESERTED ISLAND By Jasmine Olivieri The European Press Britain – In the midst of World War II‚ a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain was shot down‚ killing the pilot. Sadly‚ many having lost their sanity and consciousness even upon rescue‚ it was no more than what one would expect from a group of young boys having
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