26
May
09

Tom is innocent (17-20)

When reading through this part of the trial, I finally was sure that Tom Robinson was one hundred percent innocent and he hadn’t raped Mayella Ewell. Before the trial and the description of the events no one had denied or given any proof that he had actually raped the girl. When the trial came we finally got to hear both sides of the story and come to a conclusion on what likely happened that day. When the Ewells told their part of the story Atticus clearly showed how that story had holes in it and the witnesses were not very credible. When Atticus had Tom tell his side of the story, he left no room for suspicion and clearly explained what really happened. The reader is sure that Mayella tried to get into a relationship with Tom and he was refusing when Bob Ewell spotted them. Tom just ran away, fearing for his life, and Bob then beat Mayella for what he saw her doing. The Ewells then called Heck Tate and claimed Tom raped the girl and beat her, Mayella agreed with this story because if she didn’t her father would hurt her.


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