to kill a mockingbird
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- Atticus Finch, who became a lawyer in the nearby town of Maycomb decides to take on a caseinvolving a black man named Tom Robinson.
- Tom Robison has been falsely accused of raping avery poor white girl named Mayella Ewell. Atticus believe that Tom is innocent and that he has almost no chance at an acquittal the white jury will never believe a black man over a white woman.
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- During the trial, Mayella testified that she asked Tom to do some work for her while her father was out and Tom came into their house and forcibly beat and raped Mayella until her father appeared and scared him away.
- Tom claims that Mayella invited him inside threw her arms around him and started kissing him. Tom tried to push her away and when Bob Ewell arrived he flew into a rage and beat mayella while tom ran away in fright.
- According to the sheriff's testimony, Mayella's bruises were on the right side of her face which means she was most likely punched with a left hand. Apparently Tom's left arm is useless due to an old accident whereas mr ewell leads with his left given the evidence of reasonable doubt.
- Tom should go free but after hours of deliberation the jury pronounces him guilty. Atticus hopes for an appeal but Tom tries to escape from his prison and is shot to death in the process.
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