Tom Robertson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. The Ewell’s lived in squalor and It all started with Mayella providing Tom with a daily chore to do and treated him like a chattel, as Tom walked home everyday. Tom decided to be benevolent and do these for her because he "felt sorry for her." One day she invited him in, then started smothering him. Seconds later her father saw and Tom barley escaped. When Bob Ewell saw what had happened he came in and started beating Mayella. Weeks later they decided to take this to court. Mayella was a stout woman with a florid face for being on her fathers side, shooting out spurious clams about what happened that day. In the courtroom, It was hard because of the undue amount lies being told, but I proved Tom is innocent because of …show more content…
We will never know if Tom Robinson could 've got out of the charge from Mayella and Bob Ewell. Last night after a local school pageant the kids of Atticus Finch were under duress after walking home and being attacked. The children were walking between the school and the Radley’s house when they started hearing noises. Scout mentioned that they heard noises and thought that was a school mate, Cecil Jacobs. Minutes later an austere, Bob Ewell came running after them after being in a sulky mood. Later that day Atticus Finch was threatened by Ewell for defending Tom Robinson. Mr. Finch let it slide thinking it was a joke. Mr. Finch stating, “I feel terrible for letting my children go to the pageant alone.” The children suffered no life threatening injuries. Scout, daughter of Atticus, only suffered some minor scratches thanks to her ham costume she was wearing form the pageant. Jem, son of Atticus, has a severe broken arm which is reported to never heal fully. The attackers intentions was to kill them and would have succeeded if he wouldn 't have fell on his knife. Ewell was pronounced dead at the scene by Officer Heck
At Christmas, the Finches have an annual tradition of getting together as a family. For Scout and Jem, this means dealing with their annoying, pestering cousin Francis. This year, he continually makes fun of Dill and calls Atticus a “nigger-lover”. Once Scout has had enough, she punches Francis directly in the face. Francis runs and tells on Scout, and she does not get to tell her side of the story.
Even though the jury found Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell, in that matter Atticus Finch, lawyer defending Tom Robinson, said that Tom Robinson was not guilty because he only has one arm and there is no way that Tom Robinson was able to hurt her while Bob Ewell is perfectly fine and
In Harper Lee’s to Kill a Mockingbird the scene I picked from the book would be in Chapter 28, when Boo Radley saves the children Jem and Scout. This essay will be exploring the scene of Boo Radley, Jem, and Scout all reach the stage of coming of age. Boo Radley steps out of his comfort zones and saves the two kids. Scout meets Boo and approaches Boo maturely. Atticus Finch accepts Boo for saving his son and daughter.
Ewell then says he will get revenge on Atticus. A while later, tell Scout and her aunt that Tom Robinson was killed because he tried to escapee the prison by climbing over the
In the part two of the book, Tom Robinson, a black man is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. The social norm of this time was to respect whites, and treat blacks differing. Therefore, it was a sin for Tom to disrespect Mayella. Atticus Finch, a lawyer and respected white man fought for Tom and bravely tried as his lawyer. On trial, there was evidence that Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father beat, and raped her.
This is why I believe Tom Robertson did not rape Mayella Ewell.
Jem heard some noises as they were walking home and got very scared. At first they both thought that it was just Scout’s dress rustling but they realized someone was chasing them. After escaping the “kidnapper” Scout and Jem ran inside and called the town sheriff Heck Tate. Heck Tate arrived and shortly after he arrived, they found Bob Ewell with a kitchen knife in his chest lying dead on a tree. Boo Radley then knocked on the Finch’s door as he went out of his house for the first time in 20 years.
Meanwhile, Scout and her brother Jem are interested in seeing Boo Radley, a man who has been rumored to had murdered his own father. On the other hand, the children’s father Atticus, a lawyer, takes on the case of Tom Robinson- a black man accused of raping Mayella Ewell. After Tom was declared guilty,a humiliated Bob Ewell tries to murders the Finch children for revenge, only for Boo Radley to save the children. Scout then looks at Boo, realizing to look from another person’s perspective.
Miss Maudie also helps Scout and Jem put their father more into perspective. After the mad dog incident,which was when a dog named Tim was not alright and Atticus shoots him, Jem is astonished at his father’s shooting abilities because at first, he thought his father couldn’t do anything. Miss Maudie tells them, “Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in
Atticus Finch is the parent of two children, Jean Louise Finch, formerly known as Scout and Jeremy Finch, formerly known as Jem in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is considered a role model in the eyes of a parent reading the novel, but what they do not know is how ineffective of a parent Atticus Finch really is. Atticus Finch is an ineffective parent because of his lack of safety for his children and the inability to control Jem and Scout outside of their home. Atticus constantly endangers Jem and Scout into situations they should not be exposed to at such an early age. Without the supervision of Atticus outside the Finch household, they commit acts of anarchy.
Because of Mr Ewell’s way of life and his pattern of abusive behaviour, Mayella and her siblings “lived like animals”. This sad living situation is what led to Mayella’s desperate attempt at a relationship with Tom, therefore bringing the blame back to Mr Ewell. Though it is not stated it the text explicitly, it is likely that it was Bob Ewell, rather than Mayella that came up with the plan of accusing Tom of rape, as it would give Mr Ewell a chance to simultaneously publicly denounce a black man and make himself out to be the hero of the story. This is why, despite Tom’s conviction, Mr Ewell is infuriated by the results of the trial, as Atticus was still able to destroy “his last shred of credibility”, the exact opposite of what Bob had planned for the trial. This would suggest that Bob Ewell was willing to have Tom killed, not because he truly believed he had committed a crime, but rather so he could promote his own prejudiced narrative at the trial and restore to himself the power that the social structures of Maycomb had taken away.
Many characters lose their innocence just as a mockingbird would when it is shot. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee compares Jeremy “Jem” Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson to wounded mockingbirds. Harper Lee wounds and kills many mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird including Jem Finch. Jem is only thirteen years old. He is still innocent with many years ahead of him.
Back then segregation was a problem. It is surprising that the Ewell’s would make a lie just to get Tom Robinson killed. This is because on page 257, it says “Tom Robinson was probably the only person who was ever decent to her. So, knowing this, Tom would have no motive in hurting Mayella if he was the only one who was nice to her. This is why I believe Bob Ewell abused his own daughter instead of Tom
The timeless book, To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the year 1960 by Harper Lee. This is a fiction book with a couple of thriller scenes involved. The main message of the book is one that unravels at the end, but not over the course of the book. In this book Harper Lee tries to show that our world kills people through innocence just because of differences or other small disputes.
" During the trial, Atticus proved that Tom Robinson was innocent, by questioning both Bob and Mayella Ewell. The biggest issue was that the right side of Mayella's face was bruised as if she was brutally beaten, but Tom Robinson's left arm is crippled, and if he hit her with his right arm, the bruising would be on the left side of her face. Jem gets really emotional after the trial because he knows that Tom was innocent and that he was wrongly