Robinson who “raped” a white female named Mayella Ewells but I don’t think he is guilty in this essay I will be telling you why I think Tom Robinson isn’t guilty. I think Tom isn’t guilty because they found marks on the right side of Mayella’s body and found choking marks around her neck‚ but how would Tom Robinson do it if his left arm is crippled from a childhood accident when he was a little boy. Another reason why I think he isn’t guilty because Mayella invited Tom in then she grabbed him around
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or sex. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a 19 year old female named Mayella Ewell is accusing Tom Robinson an African- American for raping here and back then in the 1920s it wasn’t supposed to mess around with blacks.The question is Class‚ Gender ‚and Race is mayella powerful? Mayella is powerful in race because whites are considered way better than negroes. Race shows the measurement of mayella’s power. Mayella is powerful in race because she’s white and the men she’s accusing for raping
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One reason is that Atticus does a phenomenal job of discrediting the Ewells. When Mayella is cross-examined by Atticus she becomes flustered. She contradicts herself and constantly needed to pause to figure out her story. When the cross-examination is over
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Chapter 9 At school‚ Scout almost starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win‚ but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives
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supposedly raped Mayella Ewell inside of her home while she asked him to do a little work.. Atticus defends Tom and does his best to keep the jury thinking about the case and not the skin color of Tom. Atticus found out that Mayella’s dad was left handed and that Tom’s left arm was unusable and that he could not have abused Mayella with just one arm. Tom Robinson Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell because he’s been in the Ewell house multiple times and every now and then Mayella would ask
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapter 1 1. Maycomb is a slow‚ tired town with an incredible assortment of citizens. But‚ all of them are typical small town personalities: the gossips‚ the hicks‚ the poor‚ the upper-class‚ the boogeyman‚ etc. Atticus is a lawyer‚ a “satisfactory” father and supportive of his family. Jem is the typical older brother and Scout the typical younger sister. They are best friends. Yet fight/argue plenty. 2. Dill is small for his age‚ with white-blond hair and
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town of Maycomb as a rigid society in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM). The justice system of Maycomb is extremely flawed as it persecutes the most vulnerable: Tom Robinson; Mayella Ewell and; Arthur Radley. Tom Robinson is convicted of a crime that he has not committed‚ simply because of his race ; Mayella Ewell faces ordeal due to the failure of the institution of justice and ; Boo Radley is excluded from outside world. In comparison to these characters Tom Robinson is dominated the most
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person who took the stand was the Sheriff‚ Mr Tate. The oppositions Lawyer‚ Mr Gilmer‚ was the first to ask Mr Tate some questions‚ all Mr Gilmer asked the Sheriff was what had happened on that night‚ the Sheriff replied by saying that he saw Miss Ewell on the floor beaten up‚ and that she had told him Tom Robinson had beaten her up and that Tom Robinson had took advantage of her. Things hadn’t started well for me and Tom Robinson. I stood up and proceeded to ask Mr Tate some questions‚ the first
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Reasons that prove Tom Robinson’s Innocence The person who is being accused (Tom Robinson)‚ the accuser/witness/victim Mayella Ewell‚ the victim’s father and other witness Bob Ewell‚ are all important people in this trial but so is Atticus Finch the defense of Tom Robinson. What was the man known as Tom Robinson accused of? Rape‚ who did the accusing Mayella Ewell and her father Bob Ewell. Where did this alleged crime happened? Alabama and in the city of Maycomb‚ in what time period did this crime happened
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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird many people showed different types courage. Atticus was one of the persons who showed the most courage throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because he defended Tom Robinson. Mayella Ewell had a lot of courage to accuse Tom Robinson of rapping her just because he was a black man. Calpurnia also had a lot of courage because she was a black woman working for a white family. First is about Atticus defending an indecent black man in court. Atticus showed a lot of
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