To What Extent Did Atticus Have A Fair Trial In To Kill A Mockingbird

Racially based accusations is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird when Tom Robinson was accused of raping and beating Mayella. There were lots of evidence that proves Tom Robinson could not have done it, but the court still did not believe him because he was a black man and Mayella was white woman. Atticus said, “We know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson’s skin, a lie I do not have to point out to you” (Lee Chapter 20). This quote shows that the race and skin color of Tom Robinson affected people’s judgment of him. Also, an example of evidence that proves that Tom Robinson could not have done this was when Mayella was beaten on her right side, which meant someone would have had to beat Mayella with their left hand. However, Tom Robinson’s left hand was useless from an accident when he was younger, so he could not have beat up Mayella. “She tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man” (Lee Chapter 20). When Tom said his testimony, everyone in the courtroom was shook by what he said because they would have never thought a white woman would kiss a black man. Everyone in the court

Tom Robinson is an example of a mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson was a black man in 1930, therefor it was unfair from the start. Tom Robinson was nothing but a kind man, he never harmed anyone. Tom saw Mayella struggling around the house. Her father was a drunk that left her to fend for her and the children. She did her best but once in awhile when Tom was passing by the EWell house Mayella would invite him inside the fence to see if her would help her with little tasks. One day she invited him inside to fix a door. When he got inside to fix the door her found there was nothing wrong with the door. That is when Mayella kissed Tom, however Tom is wrongfully charged with rape.

Imagine being taken out of you home to place of the unknown. There is a lot of chaos and horror. You don’t know who the trust. The government is coming to your neighborhoods and taking you and your family to internment camps just because the government does not trust anyone of your ethnicity. That sounds horrible, right? Well, during World War 2 the United States of America sent Japanese- Americans to internment camps because the government could not trust people of the Japanese decent. They were told that the Japanese- Americans will tell the enemy, Japan, all of secrets about war, that America will do to defeat the Japanese. But, by sending these innocent Americans to these camps is just unjustified, cruel and horrible. This essay will talk about why sending these people to these internment camps were dreadful and unacceptable.

One of To Kill a Mockingbird biggest moments is when Atticus is at court, trying to save the young African Americans life. The black man is named Tom Robinson and the young girl who accused him of rape is Mayella. There is evidence, proven by Atticus that Tom could not do what Mayella claimed he did. However, Atticus still manages to have some respect towards Mayella. On page 271, Atticus says at court, “which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt. I say guilt gentlemen because it was guilt that motivated her. She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society.” Atticus still has some sort of respect for this woman even though she is claiming something very bad. Through all of the things that Mayella has done,

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.

During the 1930s, discrimination against African Americans was extremely prominent in southern towns. These towns characterized African Americans using different archetypes despite their actual personality, which widened the gap between the two races. In her book To Kill A Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses the character of Tom Robinson to show how said archetypes against African Americans provides justification for racial mistreatment for white southerners. In the book, Tom Robinson, an African American man, is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Atticus, his appointed lawyer, finds many faults in Mayella's case, saying, “ I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence you have

Tom Robinson is a mockingbird in the book. Tom is placed in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. The crime he was accused of was raping a 19 year old white girl named Mayella Ewell. In the book Tom states in the trial that he had been to the Ewell’s house before to help Mayella because he felt bad for her. She offers to pay him for the help, but he declined the offer and does the deed. Atticus was Tom’s lawyer. Atticus actually proves Tom’s innocence in the trial, but of course since Tom is a black man who supposedly committed a crime against a white girl he would have to face jail time. Before the trial everyone knew Tom was going to be guilty even if he didn’t commit the crime. While Tom was in jail he tried to escape, but ended up being

Maycomb, AL (AP) – The case of a lifetime is finally set to stand before the judge. Judge Taylor has appointed Atticus Finch as the defensive attorney for accused, Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an African American male who has been accused by Mr. Ewell of allegedly raping his eldest daughter, Mayella. The case was postponed til this summer and will be open to the public. Mr. Horace Gilmer is the prosecuting attorney for this case. In an interview Finch says “The hardest thing we will face in this case is significant racial barriers. This case is not about a woman being raped, but a Black man’s word versus a White woman’s. Whose word holds more weight in court? That is the real thing being judged. Whether a Black man could be proven innocent

Tom was accused by the Ewell’s who are evil people and even though everyone knows that the Ewell’s are this kind of people, they still side with him because they are racist. During the trial, Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. She had been beaten on her right side of her face and had bruises on her arm and neck. When she finished her testimony, Atticus then spoke. He proves the innocence of Tom Robinson by providing evidence that Tom’s left arm was too short to reach her and the bruises on Mayella's face were on her right side so therefore he could not have beat her.

Atticus clearly proves that Tom didn’t rape Mayella Ewell. However, due to the prejudiced views the jury possessed, the story and facts didn’t matter to them; all they cared about was skin color.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee, a young and hardworking African American is accused of raping a white women. To Kill a Mockingbird is about two young children going through their journey to adulthood, Jem and Scout. Jem and Scout’s dad, a lawyer, is appointed to defend Tom Robinson in a court case that cannot be won because of the prejudice of those in the jury. Mayella Ewell, the women he is accused of raping, is a young woman who has had hardly any interactions with others and has a good heart despite her being part of the Ewell household. Mayella Ewell is worthy of compassion but not at the cost of Tom Robinson’s life despite her economic, social, and familial difficulties.

Mayella over exaggerated which made Atticus believe she was lying, not just that, but she also got her points mixed up. Tom was straight up forward and was clear on his answer. Tom never raped Mayella, but he is a negro so of course the white people of Maycomb would believe he is guilty. Tom Robinson is metaphorically portrayed as a mockingbird because he was wrongly convicted of rape just because he was a negro when he was innocent this whole

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

With plentiful evidence that he could not have raped Mayella Ewell, it is obvious he was convicted due to the color of his skin. Atticus chooses to defend him even though he believes it is hopeless. Mayella, whom is the girl accusing Tom Robinson, is considered above the African American community even though she is considered “lower class.” In a conversation Atticus had with his son, Jem he says this ¨In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.” This is unfortunately an accurate statement for the time period and that is why Tom Robinson is convicted for something he did not

Atticus’ willingness to send Jem to court showed his loyalty to truth. Initially, Atticus believed that Jem had killed Bob, so he wanted to bring Jem to court; even later when he realized Boo killed Bob, Atticus still wanted Jem to go on trial for the murder. Atticus had two reasons for this; one reason was to protect Boo and the other reason was to protect Jem. Atticus was a man of high morals, which could be seen when he told Jem and Scout that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. Boo was symbolic of the mockingbird because he made life better for Jem and Scout by leaving them gifts in the tree hole and saving them, so Atticus refused to “kill” Boo. Boo hated being around people, so making Boo endure the trial would be killing the mockingbird.