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Tom Robinson's Obituary For To Kill A Mockingbird

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piece 1 - informational - obituary

Tom Robinson,23, of Maycomb, passed away in 1935 in Maycomb.

Tom Robinson was falsely accused and convicted of raping a white woman. Many believed his innocence, including a few folk on the jury, but in the end the he was falsely convicted by an all white jury. Mr. Robinson, after being sent to prison, decided he couldn’t live there until his execution. He attempted to make an escape in front of guards getting him shot seven times and ultimately killed. He left this world in the way he wanted after realizing his fate. Tom was a very hard working man (even with one working arm). He provided for his family and was also the nicest person you’d ever meet, helping people free of charge just to be nice. It …show more content…

I hope that you take away that in the Southern 1930s the world was unfair for negro men and women. My repetend is “just a negro” I chose that because I wanted to show what most of the whites thought about negros back in the 1930s.
Piece one is an obituary for Tom Robinson. It is about who Tom Robinson was and how he died. My repetend is in the final line and I hoped to show what what negroes wanted to happen in the future.
Piece two is a map of Maycomb. It is about the discrimination in Maycomb. It shows the discrimination of Maycomb and how the negroes were separated from the whites. My repetend is in the Negro area of the map. I hoped to show what most white people thought of the negros in the south.
Piece three is a letter from Tom Robinson to his wife, Helen Robinson. It is about what Tom Robinson was thinking near the end of his life. My repetend is at the end of the second paragraph. I hoped to show what I thought was going through Tom’s mine when he was in prison and give a reasoning behind his …show more content…

It is about what Helen Robinson and the rest of the negro community was thinking. The repetend is at the end of the second paragraph. I hoped to show what the negro community thought of Tom Robinson and who he truly was.

Piece 3 - Creative - Letter

My lovely, Helen,

I miss you and our children terribly. I hope things are getting easier without me, but there are many people in this town that love you and know the truth and help our family get through this time. I even got Link Deas to give you my old job. Tell Mr. Finch that I am very grateful that he took my impossible case and defended me until the end. I am grateful that he saw me for who I am and not by the color of my skin like the rest of the white town. I think that he might of moved some peoples opinions of me being “just a negro”, but an actual person.

How are the children? Is Sam still doing well in school. I am finding that it is harder and harder to see myself living here the rest of my life. I don’t think I can do it. I am going to try to escape today. I’m probably not going to make it and if I don't tell our kids I love them. I am truly sorry that I can’t be there with you and our children in these tough times, but the world works how it works.

Love,
Tom

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