The case was essentially a black defendant, Tom Robinson, versus a white plaintiff, Bob Ewell. Due to the prejudice and bias among the jury, Tom Robinson was not given a fair trial, even after Atticus pointing out that Bob Ewell must have beat her daughter, Mayella (the victim). In the novel, Atticus says, “It couldn’t be worse, Jack. The only thing we’ve got is a black man’s word against the Ewells’. The evidence boiled down to you did---I didn’t. The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’,,,”(91). This quote from Atticus shows how it will be hard to convince Judge Taylor that Tom Robinson is innocent because of the racial prejudice and how the case is a black man defending against a white man and
The case was essentially a black defendant, Tom Robinson, versus a white plaintiff, Bob Ewell. Due to the prejudice and bias among the jury, Tom Robinson was not given a fair trial, even after Atticus pointing out that Bob Ewell must have beat her daughter, Mayella (the victim). In the novel, Atticus says, “It couldn’t be worse, Jack. The only thing we’ve got is a black man’s word against the Ewells’. The evidence boiled down to you did---I didn’t. The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’,,,”(91). This quote from Atticus shows how it will be hard to convince Judge Taylor that Tom Robinson is innocent because of the racial prejudice and how the case is a black man defending against a white man and