To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee :: To Kill a Mockingbird Essays

to kill a mockingbirdTo Kill A MockingbirdTo Kill A Mockingbird is a great book written by Harper Lee. This book is about tom Robinson trying to help a white girl named Mayella. All that gobbler was tryingto do was help that little white girl out, but he was alone with her. shilling EwellMayellas father said that Tom outrage his fille Mayella. He was just walkingby and got asked to help a girl out so he did because he felt sorry for her.Those were three things lede to Tom Robinsons conviction.The first cause was the prejudice ness of the south in the 1930s. One exampleof this is the churches were segregated. "Calpernia motioned Jem and ma to theend of the row and placed herself between us."(120) though the conjugation waskind to the children they were surprised of the children. Alexandria wantedAtticus to be fired for being Toms attorney since Tom is black. The town wasoutraged that Atticus would do depict a thing. Atticus was helping Tom Robinsonso now ever soyone i s mad at Atticus. "Do you defend niggers Atticus?"(74)Everyone wants Atticus to be fired for helping Tom. Atticus is just trying tohelp Tom now everyone is against him. A group of town members formed a work party andwent to the jail to lynch Tom. The mob that the town formed went to the jailand started things. "The men jumped a little and scattered because they werepeople everyday.... "(146) The towns mob went to the jail for Tom because ofwhat has been going on. The towns mob was angry that they went to the jail.Bob Ewell and Mayella accused Tom of the crime. Bob was accountable for seeingTom raping Mayella. Judge Taylor asked Bob. "Mr. Ewell did you see thedefendant having sexual intercourse with your daughter?"(174) Bob said that hesaw his daughter getting raped by Tom Robinson. His own daughter Mayella alsoaccused Bob of being a drunk. Mayellas testimony says that Tom raped her alsogave the jury another white witness against Tom Robinson. Mayella told th ejudge that her father was a decent, "Except for when he was drunk."(183)Mayella said that Tom raped her so they believed her because she was a whiteyoung girl testifying against a black man. Another reason that they believedher is because that its Mayellas, and Bobs Ewells word that Tom raped her.No doctor had ever examined Mayella to see if she actually got raped at all."Did you call a doctor sheriff" "Did anyone call a doctor?