Tom Robinson Trial Research Paper

Tom Robinson’s trial resulted in the conviction of a kind colored man for raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. The majority of citizens believe it was a fair trial because they view it in a prejudice way. In my opinion, the trial was very biased and discriminatory because Tom was a colored man who ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Racism is a huge influence in our society and members of another race are not viewed as humans who have mothers and fathers as well as brothers and sisters. Others do not seem to realize that they also have a personal life filled with joys and sorrows, hopes and dreams. They are not seen nor treated equally because of the color of their skin. Since they look different from the large majority of people and the higher authority which are all white, colored people are viewed as …show more content…
Evidence that ruled in Tom’s favor was immediately ignored by the jury. When Atticus Finch proved to the court that Mayella Ewell was beaten by a left-handed man since most of her injuries were on her right side, it was dismissed. Atticus Finch even confirmed that Tom Robinson was right-handed and had a bad accident at work that rendered him partially crippled. His left arm was withered and 12 inches shorter than his right which would make it nearly impossible for him to have beaten Mayella Ewell. Although, Tom Robinson is clearly innocent, he was still convicted for a crime he was not even physically capable of committing because of his race. Atticus Finch indicates that is unethical to assume that Tom Robinson is guilty because he is black and the man who accused him of raping his daughter is white. “There is something in our world that makes men lose their heads---they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life,” stated Atticus