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Examples Of Tom Robinson's Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Autumn Baethke Mr. Gish Honors English I 13 April 2023 3-11 TKaM Essay In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson’s innocence can be proven through Mayella’s injuries, discrepancies in Mayella’s and Bob’s testimonies, and Mayella’s struggle to keep her story consistent. First, Tom could not have caused Mayella’s injuries. Atticus proves that Bob Ewell is left-handed by having him sign his name, while there is no way for Tom to be left-handed due to his crippled left arm. “His left hand was fully twelve inches shorter than his right, and hung dead at his side”(211) Therefore, there is no way that Tom Robinson could have struck Mayella with his left hand. Second, Mayella’s and Bob's stories don’t match up. Consequently, if Bob

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