Tom Robinson Trial Essay

I am writing here today, because I do not agree with Tom Robinson’s verdict as him being guilty. Mayella, the woman who claimed to be raped and beaten by Tom, didn’t have any clear answers for the questions that were asked. She refused to answer most of them, which I didn’t think was right. I don’t think Tom should be testified as guilty if the victim won’t answer any important questions. When Mayella was sitting at the stand, Atticus asked her a question about where the children were, and she never answered. I thought that was pretty weird, because Tom told them that Mayella “sent them off for ice cream”. That was probably true since she wanted to be alone with Tom. I think that Mayella was lying and keeping things from Atticus, because she was embarrassed that Tom didn’t like her in the way she liked him. I also do not think that Tom would do …show more content…
He gave his other children money for ice cream so that they can get out of the house. He forced Mayella to pretend to be raped. He bribed Mr. Heck to pretend he didn’t know what was going on. Then he bribed and blackmailed the jury to charge Tom as guilty. I’m sure Mayella felt threatened by her father. That is probably why she didn’t answer the question about where the children had gone. I also think that Mr. Robert E. Lee Ewell, Mayella’s father, only testified against Tom, because he was actually beating his daughter when he was drunk. He was the one that probably beat her and used Tom to cover for himself. He used Tom, because he was a Negro, and to him that was a big advantage. He actually asked the county for 15 years to “clean the nest” of Negros. He thought that they were dangerous to live around. So I do not think it is fair for Tom to be testified as guilty just because Mayella wouldn’t answer some questions, Mr. Robert is racists, and Mr. Heck doesn’t know the real