Character Analysis Of Tom In Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

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In to kill a mockingbird Tom was blamed that he beat and raped a white girl. In the report about emmett till he was accused for flirting and doing stuff the the white girl white girl that he didn't do. But in the story To kill a mockingbird Tom did not get kidnapped and killed like till did. Tom got took to court Poor till on the other hand was kidnapped and murdered. In tom's case they took him to court and investigated everyone that knew something about it and there was a lot of arguing but they didn't stop till they got the truth and they did and it was all over. But in tills case they instantly found and and just completely murdered him and didn't even let him have a chance to say his side on the story. They just went by what they

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