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Posted 2014-12-10 10:26:22 | Views: 1,487
Tom Robinson sent to court
     On November 4 1934, Tom Robinson, a young black man, was sent to court by Bob Ewell, a 40 year old poor man. He was in court because Bob Ewell said that he raped his 19 year old daughter, Mayella.
Guilty or not guilty, everyone should know.
     Mayella had been brutally injured on her face. Sheriff Heck Tate, an eye witness, said that the damage was dealt on the right side of Mayella's face and around the neck. This means that the beating was done by someone who exclusively lead with their left hand. But sheriff Heck Tate was not an eye witness of the beating, just of the injuries.
     Tom Robison's lawyer, Atticus Finch showed that Mr. Ewell was a lefty himself by asking him to write his signature on a piece of paper. He also showed that Tom Robinson had no use of his left hand. The muscles in his arm got torn while he was working as a child. Now he can't even move his left arm.
    Mayella and Mr. Ewell claim that Tom raped Mayella. They said that Mayella asked Tom do cut up an old cupboard with an axe for firewood, and when she went in to get a quarter for Tom, he jumped on her from behind. This seemed like it could be a true story, since Bob Ewell is still strong with one arm, but with the injuries on Mayella's right side it seems impossible. Tom Robinson claimed that this event occurred last year except he didn't rape her.
    Tom's side of the story was much different, he said that Mayella said she had a thing for him to do inside, but then, she closed the door behind him and kissed him. Tom tried to get away from her but Bob saw it through the window. All Tom did was run, he was scared of Bob.
    Usually, the jury would take a couple minutes in their room deciding on an African american's fate, but this time, it took a couple hours. Everyone thought that Tom Robinson was innocent on the inside, but they didn't show it on the outside. Tom Robinson was voted guilty. Why? Because he was African american. This should have never happened.

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Posted 2014-12-01 05:53:39 | Views: 1,378
Bob Ewell died On October 31.
    On october 31, the night of halloween, Mr. Bob Ewell was killed. His body was found under a tree close to the Radley house. This death was no ordinary death though. Jeremy and Scout Finch, brother and sister, were both attacked before the death of Bob Ewell. Jeremy claims that it was indeed Bob who attacked them. P1
    It occurred after the Halloween pageant had finished. Scout Finch had lost her dress and shoes so she was stuck in her costume on her way home. Her costume was a ham, this costume had no arm openings so she did not have very much balance. It was made from cotton, paper mache and a metal lining, like steel wool, which eventually saved her life. P2
    She was with her older brother Jeremy, who was wearing regular clothes. He was holding the tip of Scouts costume to help her balance. On their way back home from the pageant, they herd footsteps, but when they stopped walking. They stopped hearing the footsteps. Sooner or later, after walking and stopping, they heard the footsteps even when they stopped walking. P3
    "Cecil, Cecil!" shouted Scout and Jeremy. They thought it was Cecil Jacobs who was making the footsteps behind them because he has played pranks on them before. There was no answer. Jeremy suddenly saw Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell brutally beat Jeremy, trying to pull off his arm, breaking it in the process. Scout heard the whole process, she fell on the ground and the ham suit didn't allow her to see well. She heard the screams of terror that Jeremy was letting out. After Bob was finished torturing Jeremy, he went for Scout, he lunged on her and attempted to stab her but Scouts costume saved her stopping the knife from hitting her body. P4
All of the Suddenly, the weight of Bob Ewell was lifted off her body and she was saved by none other than Arthur Radley himself. P5
Scout and Jeremy went through a terrifying experience, and luckily survived according to Sheriff Heck Tate. P6