Ewell Vs Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson, a mockingbird, was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit. Even a part of the jury supported Tom, and fought for him till the end. The verdict of the jury angered many Maycomb folk, but nothing could be done about it. However the decision of the jury did favor many people, like Mr. Ewell.

When the trial begins in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' evidence begins to show that Robinson is obviously innocent. Heck Tate and Mr. Ewell take the stand in Tom Robinson's trial, giving further evidence to prove Robinson's innocence.

Have you ever been too filled with hate and pride to see the obvious truth right in front of you? The year was 1935 in the small town of Maycomb Alabama. During this time an important trial would be taking place. The trial of Tom Robinson, an African and American who had been promptly accused of rape by the one man who had seen the incident. Bob Ewell a despised person throughout the community and the father of the victim, Mayella Ewell, Bob’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter. Though one can pity Mayella because of her overbearing father, one cannot pardon her for her shameful indictment of Tom Robinson.

Tom Robinson, a hard-working gentleman of color, found guilty for rapping nineteen year old Mayella Ewell although, he is innocent. More than that, Robinson is found guilty because of a prejudiced jury.

   The trial of Tom Robinson is central to our understanding of racial and social prejudice in Maycomb. Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson's 'crime' to bring tensions in the town to a head and the author uses the trial as a way of making the ideas behind such tensions explicit for the reader.

Letting circumstantial evidence and the phrasing of statements and testimonies sway them into convicting Robinson as guilty shows the prejudice of the jury. Circumstantial evidence such as the fact that Tom Robinson was on the Ewell property the day of the crime and the fact that he ran away was enough to make the jury believe that he was guilty. Racial slurs, along with offensive testimonies strengthened the prejudice of the jury. Mr. Heck Tate said, “some

The trial of Tom Robinson came and Jem and Scout had to sneak into the upper balcony to watch. Even though the lack of evidence clearly favored the defense winning, the all white jury found Tom Robinson guilty. After trying to escape the prison, Tom Robinson gets shot and killed. Even though Bob Ewell, Mayella’s alcoholic father, gets the outcome he wants in the trial, his reputation was damaged severely as it became evident he was the one who really abused his daughter.

So far my evidence has been an outstanding spectacle of injustice in the only supposedly fair system in our government; our courts. My evidence, if it may even be called evidence, show the true and obvious fact that this man being tried by the town of Maycomb, Alabama is not the true culprit of which these accusations would be found true by. I am brought firmly to the verdict that while Tom Robinson is not the one who proceeded to brutally beat and rape Miss Mayella Ewell but that there is one person that infact did; her own father Bob Ewell.

The case of Tom Robinson was a case on whether he would be guilty for rape or not. Tom Robinson had the defendant, Atticus, with their opponents, the Ewells. Throughout the case you are able to see many different cases where Atticus made it obvious that Tom did nothing wrong and it would have been obvious that Bob Ewell would have been a likely suspect to commit the crime of rape against her daughter, Mayella. The trial showed that the justice system has flaws and doesn’t represent justice, people only make choices based on their racist views.

Let´s give some background on Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a black man with a wife and 3 children. He was recently convicted of rape by Mr. Ewell and his wife, Mayella Ewell. The court case takes place days later, his lawyer Atticus and Tom are sitting in the courtroom, the judge sits and Mr. Ewell just explained his side of the story. Atticus asks Tom to catch a glass , Tom catches it with his left. Then Atticus asks to catch it with his left, Tom explains he can’t because he had his hand stuck in a cotton gin when he 12 (Foote, 56). When Sheriff Tate and Mr. Ewell were explaining their stories, the sheriff said that Mayella had a black eye over her right eye, Tom has no use of his right hand. So why was he still convicted? No one

Do you know it is a sin to kill a mockingbird? Well not really , but there is a novel called To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This novel, like many others is about racial tensions in the south. These tensions completely altar the story like when Bob put Tom to trial, Tom had a racist jury, and the mob went to kill Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a middle aged black man and Bob Ewell is a middle aged white man, and father to Mayella.

Through the character of Tom Robinson from the jury scene and the case of Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell, the bad of humanity can be seen. Tom Robinson is an African American man who is accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell. He was called over to her house to help break up the chiffarobe for a nickle. When he arrived, nobody was home except Mayella. He was accused of beating her with his left hand that

Tom Robinson, a black man, did the odd jobs around the Ewell house for Mayella, a white woman, later Bob Ewell convicts Tom for raping his daughter. During the case, Tom say´s he helps around the house

The suspense of the crowd gathered in Maycomb County's courthouse, both black and white, is infectious. On the 21st of November a black man, and a father of two, was accused of raping white nineteen year old Mayella Ewell. Bob Ewell, the victim's father, has chosen Mr Gilmer as his lawyer and Judge Taylor, who is presiding the trial along with a hand-picked jury, has selected Atticus Finch as the defence attorney. Even with Atticus Finch's compelling speeches it is unlikely for Tom Robinson, aforementioned negro, to escape with his life.

Back in Maycomb, the recent court case between Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell resulted in the Ewells winning the case. The court case only lasted a day, and was about rape.