To Kill A Mockingbird Guilty Analysis

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I believe that the most important part of the book To Kill a Mockingbird is on page 282, when Judge Taylor is polling the jury on whether or not to let Tom Robinson free. I was astonished when the jury answered, “Guilty...guilty...guilty...guilty…” The jury’s response surprised and saddened me as it seemed that Tom Robinson would go free, thanks to Atticus’s defense. Atticus destroyed the prosecutor's case with a well thought out rebuttal; the verdict seemed to be blatantly obvious. But even though Tom should have gone free, he was sentenced to death for something, I believe, he didn’t do. In fact, he was very kind to Mayella Ewell, helping her with chores and other odds and ends. But due to his skin color, he was guilty. The case was decided

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