What Is Tom's Trial In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a young boy, Jem FInch, was raised by an honorable father, and he was taught to accept everyone, no matter the color of his/ her skin. After the Tom Robinson trial, Jem learned about the reality and impact of racism in Maycomb county. Tom Robinson, a black male, was charged for raping white female, Mayella Ewell; the jury, came to a unanimous decision, to find Tom guilty. Jem was severely impacted by the verdict that the Jury made, and it was difficult for him to process why they had come to that decision. After Tom’s trial, Atticus told Jem that, “...Tom’s jury, but you saw something come between them and reason...There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn’t