Finch is a young boy that matures throughout the novel. He is the son of Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell is considered white trash in the town of Maycomb and she is the daughter of Robert Ewell. Robert Ewell is considered white trash and is the father of Mayella Ewell. Boo Radley lives down the street from Atticus. He is considered the town psycho
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Robinson feeling bad for Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson being convicted of the rape of Mayella Ewell. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” a black hardworking man named Tom Robinson‚ is accused of raping a white women named Mayella Ewell. The truth of this matter is Tom Robinson‚ is Mayella threw herself at Tom. Mayella was a lonely women whose father abused her. She wanted to have intimacy with Tom Robinson‚ which “brings shame to her family”. When her father finds out Mayella tried to throw
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Robinson‚ a black man‚ and Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. Though most people believe Maylla because she is white‚ I believe Tom is not guilty because of the lack of medical evidence‚ lack of witnesses‚ and the fact that Tom Robinson was crippled in the left arm. The lack of medical evidence proves Tom is innocent because the only people who seen her bruises and who were there after she was hurt was Bob Ewell (her father) and Heck Tate (town sheriff). But Mr Ewell And Mr Tate did not call
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Atticus is defended Tom Robinson in this trial. Tom is a Black man being accused for raping and beating a white woman named Mayella Ewell. The trial beings and the first witness is Heck Tate. He states that the doctor was never called in to examine Mayella. The next witness called up is Bob Ewell. Atticus slowly
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Boo Radley and Mayella Ewell are alike as victims in several ways. There were victims of verbal abuse and both physical abuse from Boo’s and Mayella’s cruel father. Neither one of them had any friends to keep them company or a friend who could really help them. People of Maycomb could have thought this to be strange so they didn’t associate themselves with Boo or Mayella. During the trial Atticus asked Mayella if she had any friends‚ Mayella thought Atticus making fun of her by saying this. We
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family named the Ewells. They live by a dump that Tom Robinson has to pass by to get to work. Occasionally Tom would help Mayella Ewell with her daily chores. Tom Robinson is a very hard working and sympathetic black man. Tom Robinson helped her because he felt sorry for her. Later in the book Tom Robinson started to helped Mayella when she started to kiss him. Bob Ewell saw her doing this and yells at her. After this Tom Robinson is accused of the rape of Mayella Ewell by Bob and Mayella. She tried to
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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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don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do‚ he hit me.’ Page 190 This is in response to Atticus asking Mayella Ewell if Tom Robinson hit her. From her hesitation and contradicting answers it is clear that Mayella is not telling the truth and is creating a story to lead the jury on. Despite this‚ Tom Robinson is still convicted. This shows that although it is obvious Tom did not harm Mayella‚ Maycomb’s society is so set in its ways that the jury allow their own prejudice to influence the decisions
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of November 21st Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house‚ where he found Mr. Ewell’s daughter‚ who had been badly beaten. When Mr. Tate asked her who did it‚ she said Tom Robinson‚ and when he asked her if Robinson had raped her‚ she said yes. However he did not call the doctor to check the injuries. When Atticus asked which Mayella’s eye was the black eye‚ he confirmed the girl’s own right eye was injured. Mr. Bob Ewell Mr. Bob Ewell said he came home and heard Mayella screaming inside the
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man that is put on trial for rape in the 1930’s. One of the main characters is Scout‚ who is the narrator of the book‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father who is a lawyer named Atticus. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is being put on trial for raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. The setting of the story is Maycomb County Alabama in the 1930’s. Atticus is the man defending Tom Robinson and is the father of Jem and Scout who are the two main characters. We see the story through Scout’s eyes and how she and
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