Essay On The Blame For Tom Robinson's Death

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There was one interesting fact I learned during the discussion is, when we were deciding upon the blame for the death of Tom Robinson, some people placed the blame on Tom Robinson himself, but soon it was perceived that maybe the story told about the reason for Tom’s death could have been made up to cover up a murder, so Tom’s place in the list dropped to the bottom.

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