As I am reading the book, I will be predicting the case verdict. I believe that the case will be decided that Tom Robinson is innocent and that Mr. Ewell was bluffing. One major reason I believe the case will be decided in favor of the defendants because there was no evidence to support the rape that was accused by Tom Robinson. First off, he is a crippled human being because “his left arm was fully twelve inches shorter than his right arm “(Lee 248). He is also right-handed so it would be unlikely that he was able to rape Mayella Ewell with two uneven arms. Scout and Jem Finch both thought that Tom “looked unbalanced until they realized that he was crippled” (Lee 248). Mayella also said “Tom struck her in her left eye with his right hand and
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It would be hard to accuse a crippled man of rape if there is no evidence that there is any scar or any sort of pain on her face or body. Also, Mr. Ewell did not call a doctor. If Mayella were raped so bad like everyone said, why would Mr. Ewell decided not to call a doctor. In his testimony, he tried to deny going to the doctor by saying that he ran to the Heck Tate. However, Atticus was concerned that Mr. Ewell did not call a doctor despite the amount of physical pain Mayella said she was. Any good parent would call the doctor to make sure their children are ok. One last reason there is no evidence is because Tom just said that he followed her into the house and that all she did was get him a nickel (Lee 259). In Tom’s point of the story, he clearly states, “Mayella jumped on top of him and hugged him (Lee 259). It caused the whole courthouse to start thinking about the issue a little bit more seriously and wondering who was guilty now. Tom also said “She kissed me on the side of the face and asked me to kiss her back” (Lee 260). That made everybody in the courthouse shocked and surprised that Tom Robinson was telling the truth and many people were starting to think of Tom’s
It would be hard to accuse a crippled man of rape if there is no evidence that there is any scar or any sort of pain on her face or body. Also, Mr. Ewell did not call a doctor. If Mayella were raped so bad like everyone said, why would Mr. Ewell decided not to call a doctor. In his testimony, he tried to deny going to the doctor by saying that he ran to the Heck Tate. However, Atticus was concerned that Mr. Ewell did not call a doctor despite the amount of physical pain Mayella said she was. Any good parent would call the doctor to make sure their children are ok. One last reason there is no evidence is because Tom just said that he followed her into the house and that all she did was get him a nickel (Lee 259). In Tom’s point of the story, he clearly states, “Mayella jumped on top of him and hugged him (Lee 259). It caused the whole courthouse to start thinking about the issue a little bit more seriously and wondering who was guilty now. Tom also said “She kissed me on the side of the face and asked me to kiss her back” (Lee 260). That made everybody in the courthouse shocked and surprised that Tom Robinson was telling the truth and many people were starting to think of Tom’s