Lee suggests that when compassion for another becomes greater than the consideration of self‚ will endanger one’s life and ruin his/her reputation. Because of Tom Robinson’s compassion for Mayella Ewell‚ he gets convicted of rape and dies for it. Tom Robinson decides to help out Bob Ewell’s daughter‚ Mayella‚ since she looks like she needed help. He helps her chop chiffarobes and kindling every time Tom passes her house. During the trial‚ as Mr. Gilmer questions Tom Robinson‚ Mr. Gilmer asks Robinson
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behaviours of the characters Mayella Ewell‚ Bob Ewell and Tom Tom Robinson. Born into poverty and shame‚ Mayella Ewell was an outcast in Maycomb. She wanted for somebody to love her‚ which was something she had never felt before from her parents. "Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed"‚ Atticus said to the court. Although she was at the bottom of society‚ she knew the advantage she had of being white. "She was white‚ and
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like Bob Ewell who is the coward. There are several events that take place in the book that show the characteristics of each of these three characters. Atticus is the bravest person in the story. An event that shows the bravery of Atticus is when the rabid dog is walking through the neighborhood and he has to shoot it. Scout even says “it was times like these that my father‚ who hated guns‚ was the bravest man who ever lived.”(Pg. 134) In the case of Tom Robinson‚ Atticus made Bob Ewell look worse
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Underwood‚ I strongly believe that Tom Robinson was not guilty of the crime and the sentence was untrue and unjust. I am appalled to hear that he was guilty of raping Mayella Ewell when there was no substantial or even any evidence against Tom Robinson. I was at the trial of Tom Robinson and noticed many substantial faults in Mayella Ewell’s story as she proposed in the court. I watched as Atticus examined her testimony and asked why she didn’t put up a better fight and why her screams didn’t bring
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accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Atticus explains to Scout that everyone is equal despite their skin color and is the reason why he is defending Tom. Also‚ Atticus defends Tom because he is trying to fight for equality in his town Maycomb that is known for great discrimination. Atticus understands the fear and pain Tom Robinson and his family feel about the case‚ regardless if they are African American. Furthermore‚ Tom
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men who were taught not to be prejudice‚ like Jem‚ then the case would have a different outcome. Though Mayella Ewell and her father‚ Bob Ewell’s accusations had been clearly fictitious‚ "Tom Robinson was still falsely convicted. In the era of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a white woman’s word would overrule a black man’s by far. Tom Robinson was not guilty for raping Mayella Ewell‚ but for simply being coloured -which is one of the main reasons that society had already killed Tom Robinson
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Critical Analysis As people view the world around them‚ events seem to pass in a blur. Violence encompasses them‚ while fear drives their every move. Looking back on their youth‚ people realize that life was not always this complicated. When they were infants‚ the world was their nurturer; when they were toddlers‚ the world was their playground. They never imagined that their sanctuary would someday cause them unfathomable amounts of misery. As people progress through
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up to and tells them to leave the poor Boo Radley in peace. Not quite midway through the story‚ Scout and Jem discover that their father is going to represent a black man named Tom Robinson‚ who is accused of raping and beating a white woman- Mayella Ewell. This caused much speculation in Maycomb and suddenly Scout and Jem have to try and ignore many racial slurs and insults because of Atticus’ role in
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The Tom Robinson Case Atticus Finch was recently appointed to be a defense counselor for Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a Negro accused of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. The townspeople here in Maycomb are quite mad that Atticus Finch is attempting to defend Tom Robinson. Atticus is doing this case to seek justice‚ and that is all. The day of Tom Robinson’s trial was hot‚ damp‚ and uncomfortable. The seats were hard and painful to sit on. But it still seemed as if everyone in Maycomb was packed
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To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and brought its first-time author‚ Harper Lee‚ a startling amount of recognition as well as discouragement. The novel retells the three significant years in the life of Scout Finch‚ the young daughter of a Southern town’s lawyer. It has been said that To Kill a Mockingbird was influenced by the Scottsboro Trials of the 1930’s. The novel portrays a society that is supremely and shockingly unfair. Harper Lee has successfully incorporated various traits in
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