Tom Robinson Guilty Analysis

My musical composition was based on the part in To Kill a Mockingbird when jury declares that Tom Robinson is guilty and how Jem and Scout felt during that time. “I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was polling the jury: ‘Guilty . . . guilty . . . guilty . . .’ ” (Lee 240). When the jury first walks in, Scout feels hopeful, but also partially guesses what was about to happen, which is that exact opposite of what she wanted to happen. So at the beginning of the piece it has a slightly hopeful air to it but doesn’t last very long. After some building up, there are a series of deep staccato notes which represent Jem’s reaction to the verdict of the jury. Jem took each “guilty” as a if he was being stabbed by the word over and over. As if they held