Tom Robinson Jury Taking So Long Analysis
Why is the jury taking so long? Usually they have their verdict within the hour, but it has been three. Every minute feels like an hour. Finally the jury is back in. I’m 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. How is he not angry, sure there will be an appeal, but if he didn’t win this
case chances are he’ll lose that one too. This isn’t fair the jury saw Mayella’s testimony she couldn’t keep it together it was so obvious that she was lying. Also, Bob Ewell clearly lied in his testimony, he is left handed so his right cross goes to her left eye which also happens to be the one that is badly bruised. Including Tom’s testimony there is no way that the jury should have made that decision.
This ruling was a worse decision than having to read to old, crazy Ms. Dubose every day. I feel awful for Tom and Helen there lives will be ruined by some nasty, young white girl. Judge Taylor has to change this ruling I know he wants Tom to win otherwise he wouldn’t have put Atticus on the case. Atticus may lose his job over this case, he lost and so many Maycomb citizens hated him for doing this. Ohh Atticus you knew you had nothing to gain why’d ya do it.
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. How is he not angry, sure there will be an appeal, but if he didn’t win this
case chances are he’ll lose that one too. This isn’t fair the jury saw Mayella’s testimony she couldn’t keep it together it was so obvious that she was lying. Also, Bob Ewell clearly lied in his testimony, he is left handed so his right cross goes to her left eye which also happens to be the one that is badly bruised. Including Tom’s testimony there is no way that the jury should have made that decision.
This ruling was a worse decision than having to read to old, crazy Ms. Dubose every day. I feel awful for Tom and Helen there lives will be ruined by some nasty, young white girl. Judge Taylor has to change this ruling I know he wants Tom to win otherwise he wouldn’t have put Atticus on the case. Atticus may lose his job over this case, he lost and so many Maycomb citizens hated him for doing this. Ohh Atticus you knew you had nothing to gain why’d ya do it.