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Author reveals racism during Great Depression when Tom Robinson, a black defendant, is on trial in front of white jury. Author uses imagery to describe Mr. Gilmer's rage towards Tom Robinson and repeats "you felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her"(200). Emphasis is placed on the "you" and "her" of the quote stressing that if anyone was going to pity anyone it should be the other way around. Tom makes a mistake by saying that he felt sorry for a white woman when whites are suppose to be superior to blacks during that time. Author expresses that "the witness realized his mistake, and shifted uncomfortably in the chair"(200) to describe Tom's realization of his mistake that he has overstepped societal boundaries by showing sympathy for a

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