Why Was Tom Robinson Falsely

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NAME: Cristian B DATE 4/1/24 CLASS and PERIOD: English,1st hour ASSIGNMENT Essay. Why was Tom Robinson falsely accused? allegedly "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a novel by Harper Lee that deals with racial injustice through the story of a young girl named Scout Finch, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus, a lawyer defending a black man falsely accused of a crime. Atticus Defended the black man, also known as Tom Robinson, for allegedly sexually assaulting another person named Mayella Ewell, who is a member of the Ewell Family. The Ewell Family are poor and live in the slums. Mayella Ewell falsely accused Tom Robinson of sexually assaulting her even though it was the other way around. Mayella’s father is Bob Ewell, a drunk and unemployed member of Maycomb. Scout and Jem were at court for Mayella Ewell's accusation of Tom Robinson. Due to everyone in Maycomb being racist, the judge pleaded guilty. He was then sent to jail. He was then shot 17 times in prison trying to escape. “Oh yes, the guards called him to stop. They fired a few shots in the air, then killed. They got him just as he went over the fence. They said if he’d had two good arms he’d have made it, he was moving that fast. Seventeen bullet holes in him. They didn’t have to shoot him that much. Cal, I want …show more content…

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