During the questioning in the trial, Mr. Gilmer treats Tom a lot differently than Atticus treats Mayella and Bob Ewell. Atticus is very respectful to whomever he questions; he calls Mayella by “ma’am” or “Miss Mayella.” He didn’t bully them into giving him an answer. Mr. Gilmer, on the other hand, does. Dill had noticed and had been upset about how Mr. Gilbert sneered at Tom Robinson as if he were vermin and treated him as if he were less than himself. He didn’t ask questions for real information, as Atticus had; he asked them to manipulate the man whom he was questioning.
The Ewells’ rape story differed from Tom Robinson’s. Mayella and Robert Ewell spoke lies as to how she was beaten-- that it was all Tom Robinson’s fault-- when it was truly, as Tom says, most likely her father once again. You can conclude that Mr. Ewell was probably angry he had seen her attempting to kiss Mr. Robinson, and abused her furthermore for it, although Tom did not see this; he ran away. As Tom Robinson is questioned by Atticus, even Jem noticed that he was being asked certain questions to show that the defendant had nothing to hide. Tom didn’t-- he told everything he could recollect. You could sense that he is being truthful by the way he approached the situation and what he had said about it: he begins to have a small sweat and the fear …show more content…
Lee Ewell’s daughter, Mayella. According to Mr. Ewell, he had seen Tom Robinson forcing himself onto Mayella while bringing back lumber. So, upon seeing this, he ran to his daughter to see if she was reasonably in good health while Tom ran out of the front door before Mr. Ewell could catch or deal with him. Then, the father of Mayella ran for Heck Tate, the sheriff, who had found her lying on the ground. She had been seen with bruises around her neck and all over the right side of her face. Mayella then told the sheriff it was Tom Robinson who committed the crime, and that man was later sent to
The Ewells’ rape story differed from Tom Robinson’s. Mayella and Robert Ewell spoke lies as to how she was beaten-- that it was all Tom Robinson’s fault-- when it was truly, as Tom says, most likely her father once again. You can conclude that Mr. Ewell was probably angry he had seen her attempting to kiss Mr. Robinson, and abused her furthermore for it, although Tom did not see this; he ran away. As Tom Robinson is questioned by Atticus, even Jem noticed that he was being asked certain questions to show that the defendant had nothing to hide. Tom didn’t-- he told everything he could recollect. You could sense that he is being truthful by the way he approached the situation and what he had said about it: he begins to have a small sweat and the fear …show more content…
Lee Ewell’s daughter, Mayella. According to Mr. Ewell, he had seen Tom Robinson forcing himself onto Mayella while bringing back lumber. So, upon seeing this, he ran to his daughter to see if she was reasonably in good health while Tom ran out of the front door before Mr. Ewell could catch or deal with him. Then, the father of Mayella ran for Heck Tate, the sheriff, who had found her lying on the ground. She had been seen with bruises around her neck and all over the right side of her face. Mayella then told the sheriff it was Tom Robinson who committed the crime, and that man was later sent to