rape by Mayella Ewell and was found guilty. The testimonies everyone had evidence that Tom was innocent‚ but a jury of all white people did not favor a Black over a White. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. Predict: I think Tom will be innocent G- I predict that Tom will be innocent Y- Mr.Ewell might have beat up Mayella R- The person who attacked her was left-handed R- Mr.Ewell did not call a doctor Y- Tom is too kind to have done it R- He helped Mayella many times
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the court case‚ Ewell v. Robinson‚ examines the accusation of rape by Tom Robinson‚ an African-American male. According to Tom Robinson‚ he walked by Mayella Ewell’s house every day and she always asked him to help her. Tom claimed that in the spring Mayell a asked him to chop up the chiffarobe contrary to Mayella and Bob’s testimony. Mayella asked Tom to come
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Thomas is innocent because the bruises on the victim‚ 19-year-old Mayella Ewell‚ could only have been caused by a left-handed person. Thomas‚ however‚ lost all mobility in his whole left arm after a cotton gin accident as a child resulted in his entire left arm to be crippled. The second reason why I believe Thomas is innocent is because his skin color clearly affected the jury’s decision. Atticus and his children had no trouble believing Thomas’s story
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Robinson case and defends Tom Robinson from the lynch mob. Or his intelligence‚ which he shows when he proves that Bob Ewell was the one who assaulted Mayella‚ and when he chooses not to fight Ewell after he spits on him. He is even honest‚ which
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee focuses more on the aspect of racial discrimination rather than “poor white trash” discrimination (Hovet 187). It is so conspicuous that a man loses his life because of it. While the discrimination is more prominent regarding race‚ the Finch family is also greatly discriminated against throughout the novel. Racism is very prominent in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as evidenced when Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is accused of raping a white woman in
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the 1900s and written in a developed town where even the “small characters” make a big difference in the story‚ one “small character” in the story is Mayella Ewell‚ a crucial person in this story. Mayella Ewell‚ a white female who comes from a poor family lineage‚ and also has seven siblings and a father who gets drunk and abuses and disrespects mayella and her rights. Around the 1930s everything revolved around a kind of power‚ power was based on class‚ race‚ and gender. The power as broken up into
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While Atticus is a lawyer for the defendant‚ Tom Robinson‚ he was opposing Mayella Ewell and her father‚ Bob Ewell. During court‚ Atticus interrogates both Bob Ewell and his daughter‚ gaining information to help prove his case. As Mr. Finch questions Mayella Ewell‚ he acknowledges her as Miss Mayella‚ demonstrating his politeness. However‚ Mayella thinks that Atticus is mocking her by referring to her as Miss Mayella; at this point‚ Judge Taylor explains‚ “Mr. Finch is always courteous to everybody”
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named Tom Robinson‚ who is accused of rape against Mayella Ewell. Due to this‚ Harper Lee makes it apparent that the story essentially revolves around racism‚ abuse and apathy. Up to Chapter 19‚ racism is a major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. Racism emerges many instances in the novel‚ although the most relevant is during Tom Robinson’s trial. He is accused of raping Mayella Euwell when asked to break up
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main character‚ 6 year old Scout Finch. The setting of the novel is a small town in Alabama in the 1930s. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ was a lawyer who defended a young black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a young white girl named Mayella Ewell. The novel is also about the relationship between Scout‚ Jem who is Scout’s brother‚ and their friend‚ Dill. They believe that Boo Radley‚ a neighbor boy who never comes outside to play‚ is insane. The title of the story is symbolic of the goodness
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Tom Robinson would pass Mayella Ewells house on his way to the fields everyday‚ to help her out with things around the house. This dose not make him guilty. Tom is a good man. He would never hurt a fly. In fact his owner made a statement that "hes never caused a speck of trouble." My first point of evidence has to do with DNA and blood. Tom Robinson has type AB blood‚ which was not found at the scene. Mr. Ewell has type O blood‚ which was found on Maylella’s dress. Mayella Has Type B blood‚ which
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