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    is powered by three different factors class‚ gender‚ and race. Mayella and her father were poor and dirty meaning her class was not very good‚ when she was in the courthouse she was looked at differently than some others. During the trial with Tom Robinson she was more likely to win because of her race being white and his being black. With Mayella being a female and in a bad situation she doesn’t have as many rights as some of the females and males. As an illustration of race in the 1930’s whites

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    case to defend an African American (Tom Robinson) in the time of extreme discrimination. Growing up shapes and builds minds to what will fully become of them in future years even though there may be obstacles to endeavor through the process. Tom Robinson has been convicted for supposed rape of Mayella Ewell‚ which is a capital offense in Alabama. Although Atticus is treated roughly by fellow Macomb citizens he isn’t the only one paying the price for defending Tom. Being a single father of two already

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    so nervous what if they find him guilty. No our evidence is too strong I think we have this case in the bag. Here it is… “ We‚ the jury‚ find Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell.” It can’t be‚ he’s innocent. How could this happen. I’m going to scream‚ we had all this incriminating evidence‚ but still the jury can’t see that Tom is completely innocent and it Bob Ewell that was raping his own daughter. Atticus is expressionless‚ of course‚ does he even care about this case or even his job.

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    A Mockingbird‚” Atticus bought Jem and Scout air rifles and explained to them that killing an innocent mockingbird is not acceptable. The mockingbird in the novel represents innocence. The mockingbird resembles Tom Robinson and his court case. Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel but it fact Boo Radley is one also. The author‚ Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize and mirror Tom by providing examples of how his innocence was taken away from him because of his generosity.

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    numerous occasions where characters were accused of crimes that they did not commit and/or judged differently based on their situation. Tom Robinson is a perfect example of an innocent man wrongly accused of a crime‚ he wasn’t given the same benefit of the doubt any white person in that time period would have been. A man in a very similar situation as Tom Robinson was put in jail for 18 years for a crime he did not commit. The name Steven Avery meant trouble to the citizens of his small community

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    established a relationship without even seeing each other. You can’t judge a book by it’s cover. Neighbors judged Boo Radley because he never came outside and preferred to stay indoors. They also were prejudiced toward Tom Robinson just because of his skin color. They even sent Tom to jail based on three testimonies that had many holes in them.We are all people and even though we may not look or think like each other we all still have feelings.

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    The Innocent: A Misleading Label A first look at the title of Graham Greene’s story “The Innocent”‚ may give people a sense of purity and a feeling of bliss. Even those who have read the story can see the association between innocence and childhood‚ which is exactly what the author intended. Any reader can plainly look at the surface of what is happening in this story and see the narrator as an average man who is revisiting the town he grew up in‚ while having flashbacks of childhood memories

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    It is a Sin to Kill Tom Robinson"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." (90) This quote is stated by Miss Maudie‚ underscoring the point of view of Atticus‚ who is a lawyer given an uphill job of substantiating a black man’s innocence who is accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewells. To Kill a Mockingbird

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    description of who a person is‚ rather than who they truly are. Everything related to Tom Robinson’s trial is fueled by fear. ln To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters choose to involve race‚ because they’re afraid of the truth. Tom Robinson is a black man wrongly accused of crime and defended by Atticus Finch. Atticus is admired in Maycomb‚ but after he decides to defend Robinson‚ he is poorly looked upon. Tom Robinson was convicted for the crime

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    Kill A Mockingbird’‚ there are two people who portray the mocking bird symbol. Those two people are Boo Radley or Tom Robinson. But who portrays the mockingbird symbol the most? Tom robinson is a African American man who is accused of raping a white girl and goes on trial. When he is on trial his lawyer‚ Atticus‚ has a good trial but that does not mean Tom Robinson wins. Tom Robinson does not have a fair trial because of his race. Boo Radley is a man who stays in the house and is called a “malevolent

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