Tom Robinson Monologue

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I bawl my eyes out! I couldn’t believe I was too late! I was I was tired! I was tired of all of that despite tired of all the chaos I had called to a man’s life whose whole identity was destroyed. I couldn’t even regain all that was lost due to this horrible lie I had told. It all started on the big day my anxiety was at its highest and I couldn’t believe what I got myself into. Mr.Gilmer, who is my lawyer, my father and I walk to the courthouse everybody in Maycomb County seems to come to this trail. The reason everybody is here because I accuse Black man named Tom Robinson of raping me. First, officer Tate testifies next, my father then it was my turn to take the stand. Mr. Gilmer asked me a question and I feel all right. Mr. Atticus walked up Closer to me. I started to feel nervous all …show more content…
What should I do? Should I tell the truth? He repeats the question, asking me the question about the day of the Incident. He asked me to tell him exactly what happened that day, so I did I told him everything that happened. However, some details in my story I made them up. Then he asked, “Did Tom Robinson really rape you?” I hesitated for a second, then I said,”yes!” He continued to ask me question after question to the point that I got so overwhelmed that I screamed and hollered, and the judge, Mr. Tyler, told me to go back to my seat. When I went back to my seat, I started to contemplate whether I made the right decision or not. I watched Atticus talk to Tom Robinson, and then Atticus gave his closing statement. Afterward, the jury deliberate and verdict was in Tom Robinson was found guilty. The next day had passed and I was up all night thinking about that trail. That poor man that I just a cured of raping me is seating in jail for something he didn’t even do. Every day I had to deal with the guilt because people come up to me congratulating me on something that really shouldn’t be congratulated. One day I fed up with me holding this drak

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