To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: A Character Analysis

One small gesture that Tom Robinson made was immediately questioned by the majority of the court room; being a black man in a white society, he was supposedly in no situation to feel sorry for Mayella who is a white woman. He does not know much about her situation, but he has the ability to understand where she is coming from and see that she deserves help. “Looked like she didn’t have nobody to help her… yes suh. I felt right sorry for her.” Pg. 217.

Many people view Tom Robinson as a black man who took advantage of an innocent white girl. Mayella Ewell, the girl who accused Tom Robinson of raping her, explains what she wants people to think what happened between Tom and her, “I went in the house to get him the nickel and I turned around an’ ‘fore I knew it he was on me. He got me round the neck, cussin’ me an’ sayin’ dirt” (Lee 180). Furthermore, Mayella’s father Bob Ewell, when asked about Tom Robinson and his daughter Mayella says, “Well, Mayella was raisin’ this holy racket so I dropped m’load and run as fast as I could but I run into th’ fence, but when I get disentangled I run up to th’ window and I seen, I seen that n-word yonder ruttin’ on my

Jem and Scout, throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird,” learn to consider things from other people’s perspectives. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, says “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in” (Lee 39). They learn this through experiences with their neighbor Boo Radley as they mature beyond their years. At the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout make fun of Boo and assume that all of the rumors going around about him are true. However, later on in the story the children grow an admiration for Boo and learn to understand him. As they matured, Jem and Scout naturally learned many life lessons of appreciation, respect, and courage

Yet Perry’s childhood bliss was taken from him, somehow creating his current disposition, the true purpose is the falling of unity from inside the people of Holcomb, therefore; pinning every person against another. A dark curtain that falls over the children, parents, farmhands, hunting regulars, and police officials. A curtain that keeps them apart from one another because they are lost in the infinite blackness that surrounds them, an evil they let seep into their minds and imaginations.

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

Tom Robinson, a hard working African American, was on his way home when Mayella asked him to come inside. She thought he would do her the attraction she never got. Tom felt sorry for her and pity toward her. “No, I don't recollect if he hit me” (185). She used his pity for her to end up getting Tom sent to prison for rape and killed in the end all because of the fear of her father's wrath.

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.

When Tom Robinson was testifying he said ,” I felt right sorry for her”(The loneliest person in the world). Tom Robinson, a black man, felt bad for mayella because she needed help with her work because it was too much for one woman. When Mayella was testifying about her father,”He sat up in his chair and waited for her to answer”(Except When He's Drinking). If Mayella said the wrong thing Bob could have beat her again and dominated her because she is a woman. He being a woman makes her second guess what she says and makes her need help from

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson has been accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell. Tom was married and has three kids. He works for Link Deas picking cotton, pecans, and doing work around the yard for him. Tom acquired an injury one day in Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s cotton gin when he was little. Tom passes by the Ewell place every day to get to work. Tom is put on trial for his life because the claim made by the Ewells of rape. The case is basically the Ewell’s word verses Toms. During the case Mayella slips up on what really happen. Because of the type of injury Tom has, Mayella’s slips up on the stand, and the fact that Tom was already married, the jury should acquit Tom- finding him not guilty.

We meet Tom Robinson after he has been accused of sexual assault by nineteen year old Mayella Ewell. He’s a strong, kind-hearted, god fearing black man with a wife and children. Despite Mayella and her family’s place in the tapestry of Maycomb, the white residents there immediately hate him upon hearing these accusations. Mayella is a white woman and Tom is a black man, therefore he has to be guilty in the eyes of his peers. But as the trial unfolds, the reader hears the real story of what happened between Tom and Mayella.

Tom is a black man who is wrongfully accused of rape because of his skin color. When his case goes to trial, on page 65, Tom mentions he is helping Mayella because he feels sorry for her because she is poor and has to take care of her brothers and sisters. By Tom saying this he displays his friendliness and how he just wants to help someone in need. In addition, Tom models selflessness when he refuses to take five cents Mayella offers him for the work he does for her. This act proves he was just wanting to help. Lastly, Tom demonstrates characteristics of a mockingbird when he runs away from the Ewell home after Mayella kisses him and he pushes her away. Tom ran because of a fear of being persecuted for his skin colour. Although Tom does many amiable tasks for Mayella he is still accused of her rape because Bob Ewell sees him in the house and because he is

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 was accused of rape, one that he didn't do, only because he was black. Actually, it was Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell blamed it on the black man because nobody liked the black man, and they were all racist. Bob convinced Mayala to blame it on Tom Robinson so that he wouldn't get blamed for the attack on his daughter that he did. “Bob Ewell is the person who beat Mayella.

During the trial, Tom Robinson states that Mayella’s father does not approve of their interactions: “‘Mr. Ewell yonder hollered through th’ window. [...] He says you goddamn whore, I’ll kill ya.’” (Lee, 260). Atticus is able to see through Mayella’s curtain of lies and “was trying to show, it seemed to [Scout], that Mr. Ewell could have beaten up Mayella.” (238). When Mr. Ewell witnesses his daughter with Tom Robinson, he is so full of rage that he beats her. In his eyes, she betrays him, the white race, and what is believed to be natural order - segregation. Despite this, racism has positive effects for Mayella as the novel progresses. During the trial, she does not have a solid recount of her story. She struggles as Atticus asks the questions: “‘Did you scream first at your father instead of at Tom Robinson?’ [...] ‘Who beat you up? Tom Robinson or your father?’” (251). Instead of answering, Mayella responds by claiming, “‘that nigger yonder took advantage of me an’ if you fine fancy gentlemen don’t wanta do nothin’ about it then you’re all yellow stinkin’ cowards’” (251), before her distress causes her to erupt in tears. All

In the novel by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson was prosecuted for a crime that he did not commit. Background information shows that Tom lost his left hand, but Mayella’s face was beaten on the right side; the conclusion can be drawn that Tom could not have beaten Mayella’s face on the right side with his right hand. All of the witnesses against Tom, who were white, agreed that Tom entered the Ewell residence unexpectedly, “rutt[ed] on Mayella”, and ran “out of the front door” as Bob (Mayella’s father) came inside (Lee, 231 and 233). Tom admits that Mayella invited him in and proceeded to hug him “around the waist”; Bob entered the home and yelled that he would kill her (Lee, 259). Even though the facts favored Tom, he was convicted due to the skin