Tom Robinson Trial

How would you feel if you were shamed over things you couldn’t control? Based on only prejudice and stereotypes, some people hate others. Internalized intolerance can exist in everyone, mentally and legally. Court cases and trials can distinctly show this. To Kill A Mockingbird focuses around an unfair trial of Tom Robinson, who was wrongfully arraigned for raping a white woman. Although clear evidence pointed to Tom being innocent, he was still found guilty. Trials from the 1930s to today can compare to this. Many trials compare to Tom Robinson’s case on accounts of false accusations, discrimination, and unfair verdicts.

Rickey Williams says, “I don’t think people change. I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It’s just maturity.” (Ricky, Williams). In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the characters face many challenges in their society and experience lessons that made them different, than from the beginning of the book. Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, is a lawyer in Maycomb County during the 1930’s. Atticus is given a special case where he has to defend a black man, which creates many problems for him and his family against their town, dealing with racism. In the novel Atticus, Scout, and Jem are all wise people that symbolize a mockingbird.

The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is a view of life in the

Looking back at history we find that many trial cases have been unsolved, one in particular being the William Robinson case which took place in Salt Spring Island British Columbia in 1868. The death of William Robinson, a black man, resulted in the conviction and inherent execution of a Native man named Tshuanahusset (trial name “Tom”). The trial and thereafter death of “Tom” has caused much controversy in historical studies. With many different stories and recollections of said crime it was hard to say what actually happened during 1868 other than “Tom” being convicted as guilty of murder. I am here to prove that based on circumstantial evidence that the evidence that was provided against “Tom” does not beyond a reasonable doubt prove he was

Atticus is a lawyer who is truly a good man and lives in the town of Maycomb Alabama during a time when people were very rude to people who they disagreed with. In to Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus embodies the theme of true courage is not absence of fear ,but the willingness to proceed in spite of it through when he does not react to Bob Ewell's threats,when Atticus faces the rabid dog, and lastly when he stands of for Tom Robinson when nobody else did.

I am reading, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the chapters 16 through 23 many events happens. At the beginning of the chapters the trail starts and Mayella testifies by saying that Tom ran up behind her and took advantage of her. Later Tom told his side of the story by saying that Mayella invited him in and she tried to kiss him. Mr. Ewell saw them and started to yell at Mayella so he ran off. After the testimonies were over the jury came up with the verdict that Tom is guilty. In this journal, I will be predicting the verdict of the case.

Atticus, a man of virtue, educates his children that the color of someone’s skin shouldn’t determine how you treat them. His teachings are reflected in the way Scout

Small towns can lead to many bad rumors that aren't true, trust me, I would know. After Tom Robinson's trial, about a black man raping a white woman, some trouble stirred up here in Maycomb County. Bob Ewell, a very racist man, spit in Atticus's face for defending a black man, it's a good thing that Atticus, Tom Robinson’s lawyer, kept his cool, who knows what he would've done. This town has been having so many troubles lately, with the snowy winter and then Tom being convicted then killed. Everyone thought that I was scary and a complete myth, but it was almost time for them all to know the truth. I had been watching out for the kids, they'd been getting into a lot of trouble lately, but I was there to watch out for anything that happened.

A trial that that was never meant to happen. A trial in To Kill a Mockingbird, where prejudice lives in that courtroom. A trial in which Tom Robinson is held responsible for raping, young Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s lawyer in the trial and has to prove Tom Robinson’s innocence against two white people. Atticus’s purpose is to convey the concept that racism and prejudice is still occurring in Maycomb and as a county they haven’t done anything to change their ways of living.

From the article “Former Pediatrician Appeals ‘Waterboarding’ Conviction”, Melvin Morse, a former pediatrician, did not get a fair trial. Similarly, Tom Robinson from To Kill a Mockingbird also did not get a fair trial. A fair trial is a courtroom with an unprejudiced jury that listens to both sides of the situation without being biased. It’s a place where everyone is treated equally despite their looks and race. However, the prejudicial jury knew Tom Robinson is guilty before the trial begins. The jury judge Tom Robinson base on his looks and skin color instead of judging him on his statements. If a white person places himself in Tom Robinson’s shoes, they will realize Robinson is just like them, and he should not be treated like an animal.

As the first day considering the Tom Robinson case ends, multiple citizens of Maycomb were asked their opinion. Many white men of the county, has expressed that Tom Robinson should be punished and that Bob Ewell, the defendants father, is telling the truth. The white community despises Tom Robinson’s attorney, Atticus Finch. Although Atticus is very well respected, a single case degraded his social status and was described as a “Nigger Lover.” The white community strongly agrees that Tom is guilty of abusing and raping Mayella, even after knowing that Mayella was most likely abused by a left hander man, which his father, Bob is, instead of Tom Robinson who has a less coordinated and functional left hand. “He deserves the death penalty, his

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was an influential study of race relations in America in the mid 20th century. The development of the main character, Scout, is closely tied to what she learns from Atticus, her father, and what she learns from watching the unjust treatment of Tom Robinson, who is a black gentleman accused of rape that Atticus decides to defend in a court case. As Scout grows up, she is forced to deal with prejudice that every person living in Maycomb, Alabama seems to demonstrate in their everyday life. When Atticus agreed to represent Tom Robinson, he likely knew that many town people would resent any attempt to prove Tom Robinson was innocent. In this novel, Scout learns that there are right and wrong times when one should

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.

To Kill a Mockingbird “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird” (Lee 119). In the book, To kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee vividly explains what it would be like to live in a time with poverty, racism, and domestic violence. Scout, Jem, and Atticus all live in a tiresome town called Maycomb, Alabama. Scout thoroughly explain how she feels about Maycomb. “There was no hurry, for there was no where to go, nothing to buy, and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County” (Lee 6).

Racism was one of the largest lessons in the novel. In the story, Atticus defends a black man, Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping a white women. The entire Finch family is affected by this in different ways. Jem and Scout for example, are both ridiculed by their cousin, and by other adults because both them and their father are considered “n-lovers.” Atticus shows in many ways that he is