Another question I think the townspeople will ask Atticus is why would he defend a black person. Maybe the courthouse put Atticus up to the task, but I think Atticus wanted to defend Tom because he didn’t want to see an honest man go to jail without a fight. I also believe that Atticus wanted to defend a black man is because he wanted to show that not all back people are liars. The last question Atticus will be asked is why did he un-button his clothes when he was questioning his witness. I think Attics un-buttoned his clothes because he wanted to show the court he is a man with good intentions even if is defending a black man. He also un-buttoned his clothes to show Tom that this trial will be an “easy” one to win. Epically when Atticus is defending an honest man. I predict that the Ewell’s will lose the case, and after the trial is over Atticus will be questioned.
I will be characterizing Tom Robinson from the chapters 16-24. First off I characterized Tom to be truthful. I think he is truthful because in the book the person he worked for before the trial started they say “ Tom is a great worker, I have never had a problem with him on the farm” (Lee 254). I believe that he stood up and told