To Kill A Mockingbird: Wrongful Conviction

Wrongful Conviction There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galations 3:28 Everyone agrees that Tom Robinson tried to escape prison, but some people believe Tom Robinson should have tried to escape prison, and others believe Tom Robinson should not have tried to escape prison.

Tom Robinson should not have tried to escape prison for three reasons. He would not have lost his life, he would have proven himself innocent, and he would have made a statement of how it’s wrong how white people treated black people.

The first reason Tom Robinson should not have tried to escape prison is that he would not have lost his life. If he would not have died,

Discrimination divides and brings hatrid, whereas acceptance brings unity and love. When they had another trial about this case, Atticus could have brought up that their opinions might be biased. That they are convicting him of rape for no other reason than he’s black.

Tom Robinson should have tried to escape from prison for two reasons. The first reason Tom Robinson should have tried to escape from prison is that if he had escaped successfully, he wouldn’t have gone to prison for something he didn’t do. People shouldn’t have to suffer for decades in prison for something they didn’t do. The second reason Tom Robinson should have tried to escape from prison is that he could leave town and start a new life in a different and better community. If the people in that town are turning on each other, more so on the black people, he should find a different place to live. Tom Robinson should have tried to escape from prison because if he had escaped successfully he wouldn’t have gone to prison for something he didn’t do, and he could leave town and start a new life in a different and better